Prince George's County Office of Central Services outlines FY26 budget, cites EV funding loss and shelter projects

The Office of Central Services presented its proposed fiscal year 2026 operating and capital budgets to the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee on April 7, reporting a proposed agency budget of approximately $46.1 million and a FY26 Capital Improvement Program portfolio that the agency described as roughly $1.3 billion for six years.

The briefing by Sylvia Singleton, a senior budget analyst with the council staff, and Jonathan R. Butler, director of the Office of Central Services, emphasized why the budget matters: the agency manages the county’s buildings, fleet and capital projects and is absorbing rising costs from new leases, inflation and federal actions that affect procurement and electric-vehicle planning.

Butler and Singleton told the committee the FY26 proposed budget represents an increase from FY25: the agency’s operating proposal was presented as about $46.1 million (an increase of roughly $4.8 million or 11% over FY25). The proposed general fund portion was presented as $27.9 million, an increase of about $2.8 million (10.6%). The fleet management internal service fund was presented at about $17.4 million, up $1.9 million, and showed a projected ending fund deficit of about $2.2 million. Singleton said a supplemental appropriation of about $1.3 million will be requested to cover FY25 expenditures.

The presentation highlighted capital plans and near-term projects.…