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Commissioners approve FY2026 recommended budget for public hearing after staff adjustments to step/LOSAP items
Summary
Finance staff presented a balanced FY2026 recommended budget with technical modifications; the board approved sending the budget, fee and tax-rate items to public hearing April 22 and accepted a health‑insurance rebate for LOSAP trust.
St. Mary’s County finance staff on Tuesday presented a balanced FY2026 recommended budget to the commissioners with several technical modifications; the board approved the package to proceed to public hearing and approved several related motions.
Finance Director Vanetta VanCleave and Deputy Joyce Atat said staff re-examined the budget during final review and found an accounting detail: funds previously assumed from LOSAP were budgeted in an enterprise fund, not the general fund, so they could not be used as a general-fund source. Staff also re-ran the step/merit increase run…
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