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St. Mary's County commissioners reallocate $150,000 to State's Attorney ahead of final budget vote
Summary
The St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners agreed to add $150,000 to the State's Attorney's Office budget at its final budget work session, directing staff to incorporate the change for adoption next week.
The St. Mary's County Board of Commissioners agreed to add $150,000 to the State's Attorney's Office budget and directed staff to incorporate that change into the package for final adoption next week.
Commissioner Colvin proposed the reallocation during the board’s final budget work session, saying the increase should be “pegged somehow into something before we approve the budget finally next week.” The board discussed potential offsets and identified a combination of departmental and reserve reductions to cover the amount.
Finance staff reported updates to revenue projections and the operating budget before the board’s discussion. Deputy Director of Finance Joyce Sapp and Finance lead Vinay Panetta said the requested operating budget totals $348,600,000, that revenue growth now looks like 4.0 percent (compared with a prior 4.8 percent gross…
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