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Commissioners discuss sheriff’s FY2023 request; direction given to fund vehicles from reserves
Summary
St. Mary’s County commissioners discussed the sheriff’s FY2023 budget request, vehicle financing and a supplemental allocation; staff will remove vehicles from exempt financing and return with refined payroll and fuel numbers.
The St. Mary’s County sheriff’s office appeared during the March 8 budget work session to review its FY2023 funding request, including exempt-financing vehicle purchases and proposed operating changes.
Finance staff placed the sheriff’s request in the context of total county revenues and an earlier discussion about treating elected officials consistently. Commissioners discussed two approaches: (1) set a flat supplemental allocation from new money for the sheriff and let the office allocate internally, or (2) review line items in detail. Some commissioners favored a flat…
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