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Payments to municipalities rise $3.7 million under updated formula, staff say

Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee · April 22, 2026

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Summary

Council staff told the committee the payments to municipalities NDA would increase by $3.7 million (to $26,123,633) for FY27, driven primarily by a reallocation from a quadrennial police assessment and formula updates agreed with municipalities in 2021.

Staff to the Government Operations Committee explained April 23 that the County Executive’s recommended Payments to Municipalities NDA would increase $3,700,000 for FY27, bringing the total to $26,123,633.

Council staff said the increase reflects changes to the reimbursement formula and the quadrennial police assessment, which reallocated officer counts per municipality and was carried into the FY27 calculation. Because final audited costs cannot be determined until county books close, staff noted the reimbursements are based on audited costs two years prior to the budget year; recent procedural updates also added adjustments for police overtime, training and hiring bonuses that contributed roughly $574,000 in FY26 and were carried forward.

Several council members praised the multi‑year process that produced the 2021 formula, calling it a partnership that "deserves to be continued." Staff emphasized the phased‑in approach used since 2021 and noted that the full council will review the item during the budget process.

Next steps: committee recommended the payments to municipalities NDA to full council.