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Howard County Council approves additional appropriations for election equipment and jail staffing
Summary
The council approved Ordinance 2024‑HCCO‑32 and related transfers, allocating roughly $558,000 across funds — including $87,400 for 20 ExpressVote machines and $76,006.60 to fund five correctional officer positions — and adjusted overtime funding to $200,000.
Howard County Council approved a package of additional appropriations and transfers at its August meeting, authorizing funding for election equipment, juvenile services grants and new correctional‑officer positions while reducing a proposed overtime request.
The council adopted Ordinance 2024‑HCCO‑32 after a public reading of the ordinance text showing total additional appropriations of $557,967.31. County Clerk Debbie Stewart requested $87,400 to purchase 20 ExpressVote machines for early‑voting centers; Stewart said $10,000 will come from the clerk’s equipment fund and a $50,000 grant will reimburse part of the purchase, leaving approximately $37,400 from the general fund. “They will be delivered before the election,” Stewart said, and the units are tamper‑proof.
Sheriff Jerry Asher requested…
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