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Anne Arundel Council advances SCBD transparency reforms; approves $190,000 Indian Hills loan
Summary
Council Member Rodbian previewed a bill to update Anne Arundel County'administered special community benefit districts, saying the county currently collects roughly $125,000 for SCBD administration while county costs total about $285,000, and the council separately approved a $190,000 loan for the Indian Hills SCBD.
Council Member Rodbian on Monday opened a work-session discussion of bill 32-25, a proposal to update Anne Arundel County'administered special community benefit districts (SCBDs), and described changes intended to increase transparency and make the county'administered program cost-neutral.
Rodbian said the county has not updated the SCBD administrative fee structure since 1998 and that the program currently collects far less than it costs the county to administer. "The county auditor spends approximately $34,000 every year, administering SCBDs," Rodbian said in the session, and "the executive branch departments spend collectively, about $250,000." She added the fee schedule currently brings in roughly $125,000 while the county'side cost is about $285,000, creating a shortfall covered by general county funds.
The bill would raise the per-district administrative cap (currently $2,000) and rework the percentage calculation used to allocate…
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