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Bel Air adopts FY2026 budget after public hearing, funds police technology and staff pay adjustments
Summary
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners unanimously approved Resolution 12-52-25 adopting the town's fiscal year 2026 final budget, including a 2.9% cost-of-living adjustment, pay-scale changes and a nearly $250,000 investment in police technology. The vote followed a public hearing and comments urging larger increases in police staffing.
The Bel Air Board of Town Commissioners unanimously adopted the town's fiscal year 2026 final budget Monday, passing Resolution 12-52-25 after a public hearing and a period of commissioner debate.
The approved budget includes a 2.9% cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for town employees, targeted pay-scale increases and a nearly $250,000 investment in new police technology. The board also approved several line-item adjustments proposed during the meeting to balance the budget and fund specific programs and capital needs.
The tentative budget had been the subject of an earlier public hearing; staff reviewed enterprise and special revenue funds at Monday's meeting. Ms. Moody, a town staff member who presented the tentative budget, told the board the sewer fund shows about a $3.5 million reduction from FY2025 primarily because federal ARPA dollars were included in FY2025 but not in FY2026. Ms. Moody said the proposed sewer service charge would increase from $7.29…
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