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St. Mary’s County commissioners review revised budget, preserve emergency reserve and defer some pay increases
Summary
At a March 10, 2020 budget work session, county finance staff presented updated revenue and expenditure estimates. Commissioners approved several department-level adjustments, kept a $500,000 emergency reserve in place and deferred a countywide merit/COLA increase amid uncertainty from COVID‑19 and other costs.
St. Mary’s County Commissioners on March 10 reviewed an updated budget package showing revised revenue and expense estimates and debated how to use the county’s general fund balance.
Chief Financial Officer Miss Cudmore presented a refreshed summary showing total projected revenues of roughly $259 million and an updated general fund fund-balance picture after the audit and subsequent allocations. She told commissioners the county showed an excess of revenue over expenses in prior presentations but that board decisions since the last work session—most notably added compensation for the Sheriff’s Office…
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