State Budget Impacts
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State Budget Impacts
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Breaking Down the Governor’s Proposal Maryland’s budget process is complex, often contentious, and
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. The House and Senate then review, modify, and ultimately approve the budget. Maryland’s Constitution
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mandates a balanced budget annually. While the General Assembly has broad authority over the process
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. In analyzing this year’s budget, I consulted multiple sources, including reports from the Maryland
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challenging to follow. Each year, the Governor submits a proposed budget to the General Assembly
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Second FY25 Budget Work Session
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Second FY25 Budget Work Session
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Session was held on December 12th. Topics discussed were Operating Budget Revenues, Debt Service, and
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County an additional $770K to use in the FY25 budget. Because of limited revenue growth, the
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Originally Published: December 29, 2023 Revenue, Tax Rates, More Discussed The second Budget Work
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General Expense items in the overall budget. Leaving the money would fund the OPEB account at 95
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Capital Improvement Projects
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okaying funding sources. When the Commissioners approve the final budget each May, the document includes
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County funds, allocated in FY26 and 27. This project was originally in the budget last year, but was
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budget includes Capital Improvement Projects (CIP). Projects will have allocated funding, often spread
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all approved CIPs. Projects were discussed during the first Budget Work Session on 11/28/23, with
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are subject to change between now and the final approved budget. They can also change from year to
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FY26 Budget Work Session
primarily because of shifting CIPs, which are forecasted for the next five years during each budget
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Budget
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reviewed by the County Commissioners on November 19th during the first Budget Work Session (BWS) for FY26
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FY26 Budget
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. The county must approve the budget by the end of May each year, with the fiscal year starting July
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FY26 Budget Work Session
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cycle. This budget has an additional $89.8M for FY31 projects. St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS
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changed to secure funding earlier because of concerns over coming state budget constraints. According to
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FY25 Budget Work Session
also said he didn’t believe the County should “balance the budget on the backs of employees
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for another budget work session. They will provide direction on funding for state agencies (like the
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Commissioners approve their recommended FY25 Budget. The Budget Public Forum is scheduled for April 23rd, 6:30PM at Great Mills High School.
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FY25 Budget Work Session
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from various county departments during the March 12th budget work session, as they reviewed the total
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Commissioners updated revenues showed an excess of $7.3M versus budgeted expenses, while the
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FY25 Budget Work Session
Originally Published: March 7, 2024 Operating Budget, Board of Education February 27th’s budget
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the budget numbers. Cudmore said what looked like an additional $14M in funding was not accurate due
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(BOE) budget. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Cudmore began the meeting by explaining a discrepancy in
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FY25 Budget Work Session
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Operating Budget, Board of Education
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Education budget was discussed. If you’ve been following the process so far, you’ll know the Board
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“Keep the Lights on Budget”
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“Keep the Lights on Budget”
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, non-profit grants, and more. Decisions made during the budget process have an everyday impact on
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income received. Major revenue streams funding the budget are property and income taxes, which Cudmore
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your life. CFO Cudmore’s overall recommendation is for a “keep the lights on” budget to maintain
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Commissioners meeting, Chief Financial Officer Jeanette Cudmore provided a briefing on the upcoming budget
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. Each year the Commissioners work through a budget process to allocate funding to various county
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First FY25 Budget Work Session
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projects, during their first budget work session last week. Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Cudmore began
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First FY25 Budget Work Session
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FY24 budget, another $39M added for the inclusion of FY30 projects, for a total of an additional
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unused funding from completed and under budget projects. Additionally, there are several CIPs where
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to support CIP’s in the FY25 budget. I’ll cover some specific Capital Improvement Projects in a separate post.
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Commissioners Receive Budget Briefing
Financial Officer (CFO), Jeanette Cudmore, gave the Commissioners a budget briefing last week, which
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Commissioners Receive Budget Briefing
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Superintendent Releases Budget
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was a total of $280.6M and the FY25 recommended budget is $289.1M, an increase of $8.5M or 3%. Budget
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Superintendent Releases Budget
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$19.7M, of which all but $8.6M was allocated for use in the FY24 budget. The remaining $8.6M is
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to that, the BOE’s budget includes a fund balance accounting. In June 2023, the fund balance was
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recommended budget for FY25. While the budget requests an additional $14M in local funding, it will
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board has a $19M fund balance, that is not a truthful statement,” Smith said. In FY24, the budget
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Budget Public Forum
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overall budget. You may sign up for any or all of the topics, and there will be separate sign up
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be allocated to the budget for St. Mary’s County Public Schools. Budget documents note that because
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Budget Public Forum
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will begin with introductions, remarks from Commissioner President Guy, a presentation with budget
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Originally Published: April 22, 2024 What To Expect Tomorrow night is the budget public forum
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planning for a new firehouse in Leonardtown. -FY2025 Recommended Budget: general comments about the
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FY25: Budget Work Session
goals with this budget were being competitive to “attract and retain a finite group of people who can
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could see a 5% pay increase in the Governor’s budget this year, which would put Sheriff’s Office
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FY25: Budget Work Session
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Budget Public Forum on April 30th, at Great Mills High School. A majority of the discussion centered
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were reviewed at the March 5th Budget Work Session. This category includes both Circuit and Orphans
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); Establish Corrections Training Budget ($43K). Sheriff Steve Hall was present for questions. Hall said his
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FY26 Budget Process Begins
budgets. After being listed in the budget for FY20, it was not shown in the approved budgets for
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Commissioners at their November 5th meeting, along with drafted budget instructions for county department
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FY26 Budget Process Begins
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make efforts to pay for non-recurring items through “savings in [the] current year budget
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FY26 Budget
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Finance Officer for St. Mary’s County, kicked off the FY26 budget process on November 5th, her first
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since being hired earlier this year. Van Cleave presented the FY26 budget calendar to the
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Board of Ed Budget
Breakdown As required by the Maryland State Department of Education, the budget is categorized as
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) unanimously approved the Superintendent’s recommended budget for fiscal year 2026. The budget now
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FY26 Budget
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attendants, retention stipends for drivers, and higher contract costs for operations and maintenance Budget
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is scheduled for the February 25 commissioners' meeting. The proposed budget prioritizes funding
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Board of Ed Budget
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capacity to fund more education expenses locally, State funding decreases accordingly. Overall Budget
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Editorial: Attend Budget Public Hearing
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Editorial: Attend Budget Public Hearing
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Attend Budget Public Hearing
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positions. To date, none of the non-incumbent candidates have weighed in on the budget process–something
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budget. Six topics are available for comment including raising the Local Income Tax rate, updating
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Departments, and overall comments on the FY25 Recommended Budget. It is vitally important for the
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Board of Ed Revises Budget
its residents based on budget requests already received. Assistant Superintendent of Fiscal Services
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Budget
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“Plan B, C, and D” budgets to identify what could be cut to reduce costs if there is a need to do so
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Board of Ed Revises Budget
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budget asking for $14M in additional funding from the County Commissioners, the Board of Education
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budget briefing from CFO Jeanette Cudmore at their meeting on January 23rd. Cudmore told the
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funding have been updated based on newly received information. Due to this change, the BOE’s budget
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Student Enrollment & Funding Implications
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year. The FY24 BOE budget included $127.3M in County funding split across 16,901 students equaling
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Board of Ed Submits Budget to Commissioners
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February 1st and provided to the Commissioners, Smith explains the finalized budget and gives a
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Board of Ed Submits Budget to Commissioners
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will now be forwarded to the County Commissioners. The budget asks for approximately $9.6M in
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before.” The Board of Education approved the Superintendent’s recommended budget on January 31st, which
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Non Profit Grants
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dependent on leftover funding once all other budget priorities have been satisfied. The County
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during the budget process which would make it easier for the County Administrator’s office to make
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FEE INCREASES GO TO PUBLIC FORUM
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Leonardtown High School along with other public forums related to the fiscal 2026 county budget.
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