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County council approves $4M in fourth‑quarter transfers to cover overtime, contracts and storm costs
Summary
Anne Arundel County Council on June 16 approved Bill 53‑25, a fourth‑quarter supplementary appropriation that shifts roughly $4 million to cover overtime, unrealized turnover, a new detention medical contract and storm‑related public works costs.
The Anne Arundel County Council on June 16 voted 7‑0 to pass Bill 53‑25, an emergency ordinance approving fourth‑quarter transfers and supplementary appropriations to multiple county departments to cover overtime, unanticipated contract costs and storm response expenses.
The measure amends the current expense budget for FY25 to move funds to agencies including the Sheriff’s Office, Department of Detention, Fire Department, Board of Elections, Department of Public Works and Recreation and Parks. Ethan Hunt, speaking for the administration, told the council the transfers respond to several one‑time and operational pressures and introduced department representatives who answered council questions during the meeting.
Why it matters: Council members flagged large line items — overtime and unrealized turnover — as recurring pressures in the county budget and pressed administration and department leaders for explanations and projections. The transfers make departments whole for…
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