FY 27 Proposed Budget in Brief

GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

APPROVED BUDGET

EXECUTIVE PROPOSED

CHANGE

FY 26

FY 27

FY 27 VS. FY 26

GENERAL FUND SUMMARY BY DEPARTMENT:

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION

1,898,123 1,645,661 1,301,603 4,709,219 3,225,282 4,192,791 3,958,789 7,932,622 3,038,408 5,156,774 16,016,674 133,466,890 55,281,991 4,559,100 39,637,515 5,444,678 5,390,869 11,353,474 3,939,816 351,079,748 20,181,398 21,512,084 12,499,492 1,043,184 5,290,381 68,017,404 1,033,375 1,798,350 21,859,305

1,990,330 1,743,487 1,381,580 4,948,496 3,772,940 4,516,799 4,096,220 8,383,189 3,126,441 5,455,950 16,211,048 143,172,723 59,701,992 4,871,730 43,187,118 5,785,104 5,816,529 12,053,758 3,985,206 376,610,586 21,908,315 22,849,790 12,824,467 1,098,238 5,591,577 72,963,328 1,584,176 3,238,013 43,648,870

92,207 97,826 79,977 239,277 547,658 324,008 137,431 450,567 88,033 299,176 194,374

PROCUREMENT

TREASURY

LAW

PLANNING AND ZONING HUMAN RESOURCES

HOUSING & COMMUNITY SERVICES HANDICAPPED CARE CENTERS

HEALTH

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE

9,705,833 4,420,001

EMERGENCY SERVICES

INSPECTIONS, LICENSES AND PERMITS

312,630

PUBLIC WORKS COUNTY COUNCIL

3,549,603

340,426 425,660 700,284 45,390

JUDICIAL

STATE'S ATTORNEY

ELECTIONS

BOARD OF EDUCATION

25,530,838 1,726,917 1,337,706

HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LIBRARIES

PARKS AND RECREATION

324,975 55,054 301,196

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DEBT SERVICE

4,945,924

INSURANCE

550,801

BENEFITS

1,439,663 21,789,565

MISCELLANEOUS

RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES

100,000

100,000

0

TOTALS:

816,565,000

896,618,000

80,053,000

The General Fund realizes an increase of $80,053,000 or 9.8% over FY 26. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES:

o Full funding of the second year of HCPS's three-year funding plan; a 6.5% increase for school operations; plus an additional $3 million for state-mandated cost shifts to County Government for teacher pensions and private Pre-K. o Law Enforcement Deputies and Corrections Officers with the Sheriff's Office receive a merit step plus a 3% COLA plus a 3% market adjustment; eligible civilians receive a $2,000 merit increase and 3% COLA o A $2,000 merit increase and COLA of 3% for eligible county employees. o Highest-ever county funding for Public Schools, Sheriff, Libraries, Community College, Humane Society, State's Attorney, and Volunteer Fire Companies. o Pay-as-you-go capital funding is provided for Public Schools ($7.5 million), Sheriff ($5.6 million), Fire & EMS ($2.2 million), and for state road & intersection improvements ($1.5 million).

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