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Dorchester County previews FY27 budget; staff adds full grant lines, holds salary figures for later

Dorchester County Council / staff work session · March 26, 2026
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Summary

County staff presented a preliminary FY27 draft that now shows full federal/state grant lines and open grant applications, creating large year-to-year swings on paper; salary details were omitted pending further analysis and will be added before the formal introduction.

Dorchester County leaders on Monday reviewed a preliminary FY27 budget draft that shows the full value of federal and state grants alongside local funding, a change staff said is intended to make grant-related revenues and expenses more transparent.

"Everything you see is preliminary," the Chair said at the start of the session, warning council members not to read the preliminary slides as final appropriations. Staff explained the draft now includes ongoing grant awards and new applications that would previously have been omitted until formally accepted.

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