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Carroll County officials back bill to raise transfer appropriation limit from $1,000 to $10,000

Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs Committee · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Senate Bill 495 would raise Carroll County’s transfer appropriation limit to $10,000 to give commissioners more flexibility for urgent county costs; supporters cited audit history and infrastructure needs; the committee closed the public hearing and moved to executive session.

Senator Mark McConkie introduced SB 495, seeking to increase Carroll County’s transfer appropriation limit from $1,000 to $10,000 in order to provide commissioners greater flexibility to respond to unexpected expenses.

McConkie described past audit problems and argued the higher limit is reasonable given current costs: "When I first was…

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