FY2025 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

FY2025 Proposed Budget Requests

Base

Estimated Requested

Proposed Amount

Amount

Government Innovation and Efficiencies Circuit Court

Circuit Court: Increase in reimbursement to the state for five (5) Law Clerk type positions per an agreement approved by a previous BoCC in 2003. Treasury: Increase in postage for price adjustment and the number of items to be mailed. Inflationary increase for mileage due to rate change and additional polling sites and drop boxes. Increase in Contracted Services for document shredding. Increase in Contracted Services for printing ballots and training materials. Additional funding for wireless telephones for polling place mobile connectivity. Inflationary increases for dues/subscriptions and licensing. Increases for travel and training for board members and staff. Increase in the advertising budget to communicate changes in polling places, two new early voting site locations and precinct changes due to redistricting. Maintenance and support for the new inbound mail sorter.

$15,460

$15,460

Finance

$12,000

$12,000

Board of Elections

$5,500

$5,500

$4,500 $73,303

$4,500 $73,303

$5,957

$5,957

$1,500 $26,400

$1,500 $26,400

$8,000

$8,000

$35,428 $2,300 $205,048

$35,428 $2,300 $205,048

Additional phone expenses.

Salary and overtime pay for training of election judges. The returning judge incentive is cost‐shared with the State Board.

Liquor Commission

Shift Differential pay for the Alcoholic Beverage Inspectors, as approved in FY24. COLA and merit increase for State Employees at an estimated 5%, as approved by the State. MD Dept. of Taxation & Assessment: Increase in local County cost sharing and in contracted services related to the support of processing of tax credits.

$1,872

$1,872

Cooperative Extension Service:

$20,371

$19,290

$27,125

$95,125

Non‐Departmental

County: Increase in MWCOG dues and FARM fund

$18,600

$18,600

The following requests are funded out of self‐sustaining Enterprise Funds budgeted separately from the General Fund

Water & Sewer Plant Operations

Replace 2013 dump trailer.

$16,500 $97,000

$16,500 $97,000

Replace 2009 Jet Trailer used for sewer clogs and routine cleaning. Replacement of 4 magnetic flow meters for mixed liquor aerobic recycle pumps. Replacement of 2009 gas chromatograph, for which the manufacturer has discontinued support. Replace outdated fire control panel, pull stations and smoke detectors.

$72,000

$72,000

$102,500

$102,500

$30,000

$30,000

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