Anne Arundel County proposes $2.401 billion FY26 general fund; property tax rate trimmed, parking tax raised

Chris Trumbauer, the county budget officer, presented an overview of County Executive Stuart Pittman’s proposed fiscal year 2026 operating budget at the Anne Arundel County Council public hearing on May 14, 2025. The proposed FY26 general fund is $2,401,417,800, an increase of $89 million, or about 3.8% from the adopted FY25 budget. "I am pleased to report that the fiscal foundation of Anne Arundel County remains strong," Trumbauer told the council and attendees.

The proposal holds the local income tax rates steady, reduces the proposed property tax rate to 97.7 cents per $100 of assessed value — a 0.7-cent reduction from the current 98.3 cents — and raises the local parking tax from 60 cents per 24 hours to $1 per 24 hours, the first parking tax increase since 1999. The budget office said all recurring expenses are funded with recurring revenues and that the proposed budget is balanced. The county is also holding an additional $10…