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County discusses proposed public‑safety tax credit; commissioners defer final action pending state law
Summary
Staff reviewed a proposed tax credit for public‑safety personnel and volunteers that could cost the county more than $1.3 million at proposed levels; commissioners deferred final adoption until state legislation and fiscal impacts are clearer.
County staff briefed commissioners March 5 on a focus‑group recommendation for a property‑tax credit aimed at recruitment and retention of public‑safety personnel. The proposed program would provide a per‑person credit for full‑time public‑safety employees (police, corrections, EMS and others) and a separate credit funded from the Emergency Services Support Tax for volunteer fire and EMS personnel.
Cudmore summarized the focus group’s counts: current employee counts in the sheriff’s office, corrections, Maryland State Police and dispatchers, plus estimated…
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