The Carroll County Delegation adopted the subcommittee's outside‑agency appropriation recommendations totaling $530,500 after a detailed subcommittee report and debate about funding levels for several nonprofits.

Subcommittee process and key changes
The subcommittee reviewed requests from dozens of nonprofits and proposed adjustments based on service levels, community need and past county support. Among the notable outcomes:
- White Horse Recovery Agency: The subcommittee recommended reducing the county contribution relative to the applicant's request; the recommended figure discussed in the meeting was $100,000 (the subcommittee recommendation was lower than the applicant's recent requests). Delegates debated White Horse's role transporting residents and providing classes for inmates, and whether some services benefit county departments (for example, jail programs) such that other county budgets might be appropriate sponsors.
- NIC (community recreation/indoor track) and other projects: the subcommittee recommended smaller, targeted contributions (for example, $25,000 for NIC for a specific capital project) after considering fundraising and endowment resources.

Debate themes
Delegates and speakers discussed:
- Long‑term funding: some delegates expressed concern about repeatedly increasing support for long‑standing recipients (White Horse was noted as having received funds in prior years) and recommended assessing regional beneficiaries and other counties' contributions.
- Service overlap: several delegates asked whether services provided to county departments (for example, jail programs and transportation) should be funded through departmental budgets rather than outside agency appropriations.
- Fundraising and earned revenue: nonprofit representatives described fundraising events, small earned‑income streams (for example, a small print shop), and the limits of those sources compared with operating needs.

Outcome and direction
The delegation approved the subcommittee package on a roll call (recorded 9–1 in the transcript). Delegates requested more detail from some agencies (fundraising totals, five‑year funding history, and program metrics) and asked commissioners to examine whether departmental budgets could cover services that primarily benefit county departments.

Why it matters
Outside‑agency appropriations are discretionary county investments that support local nonprofit services (from food assistance and adult day care to recovery services). The committee's decisions reallocate finite county dollars across competing needs and raise questions about regional funding, cost‑sharing, and whether some services should be financed directly through departmental budgets.