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County pilots 0‑based budgeting in HR, IT and Finance; requests include new positions and apprenticeship funding
Summary
St. Mary's County rolled out a 0‑based budgeting pilot for HR, IT and Finance. HR requested a full‑time employee relations investigator and $100,000 for an apprenticeship program; IT and Finance outlined technology and staffing needs including in‑car video for emergency vehicles and a prioritized payroll manager position for Finance.
County staff introduced a 0‑based budgeting pilot for three departments — human resources, information technology and finance — as part of the Feb. 24 budget work session. The pilot asks departments to build budgets from program goals and explicitly surface "must have" versus "need" items.
Tracy Anderson (Speaker 8) described HR’s pilot submission…
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