FY2025 Proposed Operating and Capital Budgets

FY2025 Proposed Budget Requests

Appeals

Estimated Requested Amount

Livable Fred. Goal

Trans. Team Goal

Proposed Amount

Other Initiatives Other Initiatives 158 Town of Thurmont ‐ support for Senior Center (Note: Permanent funding for this program is moved to Aging & Independence Division)

Reallocated funds from Non‐ County Agencies

$30,000

Our Community

159 Forestry Board ‐ Increase in funding to support Board operations (Note: this funding is budgeted in the Permits Department; brings total to $2,000)

$5,000

$1,350

Our Community

The following requests are funded out of Internal Service Fund budgeted separately from the General Fund Fleet Services Fleet Services 160 Three (3) Vehicle Equipment Technician positions to bring Fleet Services in line with the standard practice of one technician per five pieces of equipment and to meet the demands of the current County fleet size. Our Environment

$270,670

$0

Water and Sewer Utilities and Solid Waste & Recycling Water and Sewer Utilities

161 Four (4) Utility Systems Maintenance Technician I positions to focus on sewer main inspection, preventative maintenance and extending asset life. 162 One (1) GIS Analyst position to manage customer map and record requests, prepare exhibits, enter as‐built drawing and easement information in the water and sewer database and assist with data management. 163 Additional sluice gates and actuators at the Ballenger‐McKinney WWTP to allow one operator to regulate flow in a safer manner during high flow events. 164 One new UTV (Utility Terrain Vehicle) to be used exclusively by the Facilities Technician for carrying tools, pumps and hardware to job sites on the New Design Water Treatment Plant grounds. 165 One (1) Facility Maintenance Technician position to manage preventative maintenance programs, coordinate repairs and order materials. 166 New conditioning pumps to break up debris in the sewage pump station wet well to help reduce the number of cleanings required by Facility Maintenance. 167 Addition of variable frequency drives for center reactor pumps to improve control accuracy to improve operating efficiencies for nutrient removal. 168 Addition of variable frequency drives for aerobic recycle pumps to improve control accuracy to improve operating efficiencies for nutrient removal. 169 Update security access system at the New Design Water Treatment plant and DWSU Maintenance Facility to the DWSU System Galaxy badge system. 170 New trailer jetter to maintain and pump leachate lines and septic lines at the County solid waste transfer station and other facility infrastructure. It will also be used secondarily to clean equipment and roadways onsite.

$251,684

$242,056

Our Community

$99,887

$98,205

Our Community

$207,128

$207,128

Our Community

$18,000

$18,000

Our Community

$90,951

$89,536

Our Community

$175,200

$175,200

Our Community

$132,656

$132,656

Our Community

$172,720

$172,720

Our Community

$86,000

$86,000

Our Community

Solid Waste & Recycling

$100,000

$100,000

Our Community

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