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New Carrollton workshop flags extra landfill fees, police software grants and a fleet plan
Summary
Council reviewed Budget Amendment 12 (Ordinance 2516) that includes new landfill tipping fees, grant-funded police software and e-bike purchases, and a slate of proposed capital projects including a potential recycling truck and stump-removal work.
Council and staff on June 8 explained elements of Budget Amendment 12 (Ordinance 2516, FY26 amended) and a list of prospective capital projects that staff were asked to research for the fiscal 2027 budget.
Finance and public-works staff told the council the amendment includes about $84,000 to cover additional landfill tipping fees incurred this year. "We have two more bills to pay this year and so ... we needed some more money to get us through the rest of this year," Leroy, the assistant director over public works, explained when asked about the increase.
Staff also walked the council through three line items that are grant-funded: tuition reimbursement, an e-bike for community policing, and police accountability/transparency software. Maisha and staff said the packet marks $31,500 as grant funding for the IU Pro software; the police chief separately reported the department had received a FY27 recruitment-and-retention grant for $11,446. Council members pressed for clarification of the funding source and the breakdown between grant and general-fund dollars.
On equipment, council members confirmed a $4,500 line for an e-bike (not a car) that the police department will use for greater community engagement on patrols. Public Works described plans to replace an aging truck (truck 99) with a 32-yard recycling truck equipped with dual tippers, explaining a trade-in and final cost estimate are pending.
The council reviewed a project list staff will scope via RFP or bid: a $250,000 program RFP already in development, entryway signage (RFP on the street), citywide stump removal (contract vs. in-house analysis), scoreboard power upgrades for fields, salt-bay roof and gutter repairs, and a comprehensive vehicle/fleet inventory and replacement plan. Items over $30,000 would return to council for approval after procurement research.
Next steps: staff will provide cost estimates and procurement options for each project ahead of the FY27 budget adoption and will confirm grant funding vs. general-fund impacts before Wednesday's meeting when some items are expected to appear on the consent agenda.
