FY 23 Approved Budget Book

HARFORD COUNTY MARYLAND FISCAL YEAR 2023 BUDGET SUMMARY

Recordation Tax FY 23 Approved Budget FY 22 Approved Budget

21,000,000 14,850,000 6,150,000

2.22 % of the Total All Funds FY 23 Operating Budget 1.77 % of the Total All Funds FY 22 Operating Budget

$ increase % increase

41.41 %

State law imposes a tax on every instrument of writing recorded or offered for record with the Clerk of the Circuit Court (liens, deeds, mortgages, etc.), at the rate of $6.60 per $1,000 of the actual consideration to be paid for property transferred, or of the principal amount of the debt secured. Harford County splits the proceeds from this tax: 2/3 to fund school debt and/or school construction; 1/6 to fund Parks and Recreation capital projects; and 1/6 to fund local watershed protection and restoration projects.

Fund Balance/Unrestricted Net Position FY 23 Approved Budget

128,035,601 73,439,400 54,596,201

13.56 % of the Total All Funds FY 23 Operating Budget 8.77 % of the Total All Funds FY 22 Operating Budget

FY 22 Approved Budget

$ increase % increase

74.34%

Fund Balance has been appropriated in the General Fund at $85,989,504, this funding will be utilized for one-time operating cost as well as Paygo for FY 23 capital projects. Highways Fund Balance of $9,846,097 will be used for resurfacing and other road projects. The Watershed Management Fund will use $2,400,000 of Fund Balance, and Ag Preservation- County will use $15,500,000. Funded Depreciation Contributed Capital for Water and Sewer Enterprise fund is appropriated at $14,300,000

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