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Frederick County approves dozens of supplemental appropriations and project carry-forwards, including $1.14 million for parks projects
Summary
During a lengthy finance committee segment, the board approved multiple supplemental appropriations carried forward from FY24 for capital and operating needs. Notable items included $1,144,387.49 for Abrams Creek and Old Charlestown Road parks, $367,218.22 for Clearbrook Park spray ground, and a $1.6 million landfill carry-forward; most items required no new local funds.
The Frederick County Board of Supervisors approved a lengthy list of supplemental appropriations and carry-forwards on Sept. 11 after a finance-committee report and separate roll-call votes on each item.
Highlights of approved items included a $1,144,387.49 carry-forward for the Abrams Creek and Old Charlestown Road parks projects and a $367,218.22 carry-forward for the Clearbrook Park spray ground; both were presented as unspent FY24 funds to be completed in FY25 and required no additional local general-fund allocations. The board also approved $60,179 in proffer funds for Rose Hill Park exercise equipment and a $38,590 carry-forward for the capital improvement model update and road-impact-fee analysis.
Public Works items approved included smaller carry-forwards (HVAC duct cleaning, spay/neuter trust disbursements) and a $1,612,876 carry-forward for various ongoing landfill projects; the landfill item was unanimously endorsed by the Public Works Committee. The sheriff presented several items funded by accumulated or unbudgeted revenue, including a $110,483.67 carry-forward for an impound-lot building and vehicle purchases funded by salvage-sale proceeds; those items were approved by roll call.
The board also approved an IT supplemental for $86,600 to complete the Commissioner of Revenue's software migration (carry-forward of FY24 funds) and a $7,511 appropriation from PEG reserves for audiovisual upgrades in the meeting room; neither required new local general-fund money. The Director of Elections received a $25,000 supplemental appropriation for absentee-ballot postage, which did require local funds and prompted questions about absentee-ballot volume and early-voting window changes.
Board members discussed transparency and whether some finance items should be consolidated on consent in the future; the chair said staff would circulate rationale and allow supervisors to pull items if desired.
