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Howard County Council approves additional appropriations, including $600,000 to cover out-of-county inmate housing
Summary
The Howard County Council approved Ordinance 2026-HCC11 adding appropriations across several funds — including a $600,000 request to cover inmates housed outside the county — and adopted salary amendments and three board appointments at its March meeting.
The Howard County Council voted to approve a package of additional appropriations that included transfers among sheriff, 911, community corrections and public-health funds and a $600,000 supplemental allocation to cover inmates the county is housing outside its correctional facility.
The council considered Ordinance 2026-HCC11 after the auditor explained state changes to the Gateway advertising system delayed the posting of January and February appropriation items, creating a brief ‘‘catch-up’’ period that required those items to be formally re-advertised and recorded. The ordinance listed line-item adjustments across multiple funds and a combined total for January–March appropriations.
Sheriff Tim Asher told the council the $8,000 sheriff task-force appropriation would be…
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