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County fiscal staff warn income‑tax gains are one‑time; urge caution as schools seek more funding

Anne Arundel County Board of Education · January 21, 2026
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County fiscal presenter Chris Trumbauer told the Anne Arundel County Board of Education that FY25 revenue outperforms—including about $50 million extra in income‑tax receipts—are largely nonrecurring reconciliation payments and cautioned the board against treating them as long‑term revenue when evaluating school funding requests.

Board President Gloria Dent opened a public workshop Jan. 20 where county fiscal staff briefed the Anne Arundel County Board of Education on the county's fiscal outlook ahead of the superintendent's FY2027 budget request.

Chris Trumbauer, the county's fiscal presenter, told the board most FY25 revenue lines beat projections and singled out income tax and investment income as the largest positive variances. "We are about $50,000,000 to the good for our income tax…

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