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Bel Air accepts Town Administrator's FY2026 budget package; no tax increase, raises proposed
Summary
On April 7 the Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners voted 5-0 to accept the Town Administrator's proposed fiscal year 2026 budget. The proposal includes a 2.9% cost-of-living adjustment, merit steps, pay schedule changes, one new police officer position, and several capital and operating requests; formal adoption remains scheduled for May 19.
BEL AIR, Md. — The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners on April 7 voted unanimously to accept the Town Administrator’s proposed fiscal year 2026 budget, a filing that begins the public review and adoption process ahead of a May 19 adoption vote.
Town Administrator Hopkins presented the document as a balanced budget, telling commissioners, “Tonight, I present to you a balanced budget.” The board voted 5-0 to receive the proposal as Resolution 12-48-25.
The proposal includes several personnel and operating highlights: a recommended 2.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and merit step for all employees; a 3.9% adjustment to the general civilian pay schedule; a 1% adjustment for sworn police officers; a proposed addition of one full-time police officer; consolidation of two part-time police communications operators into one full-time position; funding…
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