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Commissioners press staff on tied-up CIP money and procurement bottlenecks as $49 million in bond authority sits unsold
Summary
At a Nov. 10 St. Mary's County budget work session, officials reviewed unspent capital project balances and procurement schedules. Commissioners questioned why approved bond-authorized projects remain largely unspent and pressed staff on how to accelerate work or reprogram funds.
St. Mary's County commissioners pressed county finance and CIP staff on Nov. 10 about large unexpended balances in the capital improvement program and why roughly $49 million in bond authority remains unsold.
The discussion centered on the county's project-level unexpended balances and how funding sources are applied as projects advance. Patty Stigman, deputy director of finance, told the board that the schedule of unexpended balances on pages 1'2 is "updated through October 30th" and described the ledger columns showing encumbrances and total balances by funding source.
Commissioners said the appearance of large balances tied to bond authority creates pressure…
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