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Hagerstown council backs state task-force bill to study local revenue inequities
Summary
The Hagerstown mayor and council voted to support House Bill 1142, which would create a nonpartisan task force to study municipal revenue inequities and recommend options to keep local governments fiscally resilient without overburdening property owners.
The Hagerstown mayor and city council unanimously approved a resolution supporting House Bill 1142 during a March 10 special session, endorsing the creation of a state task force to study inequities in county and municipal revenue sources and propose recommendations to preserve municipal fiscal resilience.
Council members said the measure would provide a data-driven, nonpartisan forum to analyze the existing local revenue structure and recommend solutions to avoid shifting disproportionate burdens onto local property owners. The resolution authorizes the mayor and council to register formal support for the bill at the state level.
The resolution was introduced during the special session and passed by voice vote; the mover and seconder were not recorded in the transcript. No formal roll-call tally was provided in the record. Officials did not set any additional city-level policy changes during the meeting; this agenda item was limited to endorsing the state bill.
The council adjourned the special session and continued into its scheduled work session to address other items on the agenda.
