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Commissioner voices doubt about supporting final budget at work session
Summary
The commissioner said he left a prior budget meeting disappointed after extensive work and expressed doubt he can support the county's final budget during the afternoon work session, but no formal motion or vote was recorded in these remarks.
A St. Mary's County commissioner said he attended a budget meeting the day before, left "disappointed," and said the afternoon would be the final budget work session. The commissioner, who said he has worked on 12 budgets, stated he was unsure he could support the proposed budget despite having put in substantial time.
The remarks were a personal assessment of the process; the commissioner did not detail specific budget items, dollar amounts, or the changes that led to his disappointment. He offered no motion, amendment, or request for staff follow-up in the recorded remarks and did not identify other commissioners’ positions.
The statement signals potential dissent but is not a formal vote or directive. The transcript included no references to motions, roll-call votes, or statutory thresholds. The afternoon session was described only as the commission’s "final" budget work session; no schedule for a vote or adoption was provided in the remarks.
