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Sharpsburg council reviews FY27 budget, keeps property tax rate at $0.35 per $100
Summary
At a June 8 public hearing on Ordinance 2026-01, Sharpsburg officials reviewed a proposed $662,081 FY27 budget that maintains the property tax rate at $0.35 per $100 of assessed value; a resident asked about the hearing notice and a motion was recorded to close the hearing at 6:12 p.m.
The Sharpsburg Mayor and Council held a public hearing June 8 on Ordinance 2026-01, the proposed fiscal year 2027 general budget totaling $662,081, Town Administrator Debra A. Valentine-Smith said. Valentine-Smith reviewed the final draft and confirmed the town would maintain the real property tax rate at $0.35 per $100 of assessed value.
Valentine-Smith outlined the principal revenue and expense lines in the draft budget. Projected revenues include $212,700 in real property tax receipts at the $0.35/$100 rate, $90,000 in State Highway User Revenue and $215,281 in community parks/playgrounds and POS grants; the draft also lists $16,000 in interest and dividends and $80,000 in local income taxes. On the expense side the draft includes $53,000 for employee payroll and taxes, $63,000 for waste collection, $30,000 for snow removal, $25,331 for county police protection, and $28,247 for capital outlay; total proposed income and expenses both equal $662,081.
Mayor Russell Weaver opened the floor for public comment. Erin Short of 225 E. Main Street asked about the public notice for the hearing; the transcript records the question but does not include a response. Later in the record Councilmember Robbie Waters moved to close the public hearing at 6:12 p.m.; Councilmember Heather Waters seconded the motion and the action was recorded in the minutes. The meeting minutes were entered by Town Administrator Debra A. Valentine-Smith.
The public hearing record in the provided transcript does not show a roll-call vote on the budget ordinance or a final adoption; the document records the budget presentation, a public-question about notice, and the motion to close the hearing.
