6:22 → 11:42(5m 20s)
Speaker 1 opened the meeting, led the Pledge of Allegiance and announced they had been recorded without consent outside the building, citing Maryland’s two-party consent wiretapping/electronic surveillance law and saying the recording was illegal.
Carroll County commissioners received a presentation of the FY26 recommended budget and six-year operating plan, including projections of roughly $26,000,000 in additional FY25 revenue and an expected unassigned fund balance of about $69,000,000; staff cautioned the board that money is one-time and urged a 5% fund-balance policy. The presentation also covered EMS billing revenue, school funding pressures from Blueprint, capital priorities and timing, and a procedural motion to recess until 1:00 p.m.
