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Council introduces tax-credit changes, collective bargaining agreement and bond authorization; approves multiple appointments
Summary
The Howard County Council read in multiple bills including property tax credit changes, a multiyear AFSCME collective bargaining agreement, an emergency CIP amendment and a large bond authorization, and approved a broad slate of appointment resolutions.
The Howard County Council opened its September legislative session with the introduction of multiple bills and the approval of a large slate of appointment resolutions.
Introduced legislation (short titles read on the record) included bills to amend the property tax credit for seniors and retired military personnel (Council Bills 59 and 60 20 25); a multiyear collective bargaining agreement with the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Howard County Local 3080 (Council Bill 61 20 25); pay-plan and specialty-pay adjustments related to Local 3080 and corrections staff (Council Bill 62 20 25); an emergency act amending the FY2026 capital improvement program to reflect a net reduction of $179,000 tied to final state school…
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