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Clerk presents 2026 budget: slight increase driven by document storage contracts and election costs
Summary
Debbie Stewart, county clerk, told the council her 2026 general-fund request totals $699,867. She also proposed increases to the perpetuation fund to cover document-storage (Document Mountain) contracts and raised election-year line items in anticipation of two 2026 elections.
Debbie Stewart, Howard County Clerk, presented the clerk’s 2026 budget to the County Council on Aug. 26, requesting a general-fund total of $699,867 and describing targeted changes to the perpetuation and election budgets.
Stewart said the clerk’s general-fund budget will be similar to 2025 with one transitional position removed…
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