Harford County, Maryland FY 24 Proposed Operating Budget

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FINANCIAL NOTES: FY 23 FY 24 CHANGE EXPLANATION OF INCREASE/DECREASE

PERSONAL SERVICES decrease ($209,185)

1,501,777 1,571,709 69,932 Full-time salaries 21,940

salary adjustment

staff turnover

47,992

69,932 0 (151,909) (151,909) One (1) Management Assistant (Investigator) transferred to Risk Management

83,000 71,800 (11,200) Temporary salaries provide for a legal college interns and a policy analyst adjusted based on actuals

148,200 162,452 14,252 Pension/Retirement adjustments

5,106 3,730 (1,376) Workers' Compensation adjustment

308,072 238,764 (69,308) Health Benefit calculations adjusted for consistency in position budgeting

35,900 31,310 (4,590) Retirement Health Savings (RHS)

36,457 40,047 3,590 Other Post Employment Benefits (OPEB)

62,806

0 (62,806) 27th Pay Costs for FY23 and eliminated for FY 24

103,100 107,330 4,230 FICA adjustments

90,100 90,100

0 CONTRACTUAL SERVICES no change in funding over FY 23 Funds provide for telephone service, legal services, etc.

7,600 7,600

0 MATERIALS & SUPPLIES no change in funding over FY 23 Funds for office supplies, computers supplies, etc.,

23,105 30,345 7,240 BUSINESS & TRAVEL increase $7,240

Funding provides for training seminars, conferences and increased for professional books and periodicals

28,448 28,448

0 MISCELLANEOUS INCREASE no change in funding over FY 23 Funding provides for litigation expense and public defender grant

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