Commissioners approve package of budget amendments, land-use and contract actions; multiple items carried unanimously

The St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a series of budget and administrative measures Tuesday, including restorations to the county emergency appropriation reserve, corrections budget realignment, a water-and-sewer map amendment for Park Place and several agreements with outside organizations.

The board voted to: restore $134,273 to the Board of County Commissioners’ Emergency Appropriation Reserve as part of closing out operating costs for Ernesto; approve smaller departmental Ernesto-related budget amendments in Public Works; return $57,179 from positions budgeted for the transfer station to the emergency reserve; realign the sheriff’s corrections budget to cover projected overtime and pension shortfalls tied to increased inmate population; and approve a package of departmental grant/subrecipient agreements and tourism advertising revenue amendments. Commissioners also approved sending County transportation-priority letters to the Maryland Department of Transportation and the Tri-County Council, approved an amended easement for the Patuxent River Naval Air Museum and authorized a lease with Walden Sierra for three county-owned buildings.

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