FY 26 Harford County Proposed Budget in Brief

GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS Fiscal Year 2025 - 2026 TOTAL PROPOSED BUDGET $817,605,000

Non-Departmental 9,515,571 1%

Public Facilities 84,907,936 11%

Inter-Governmental 21,283,745 3%

General Government 37,988,142 5%

Public Services 21,418,185 3%

Public Safety $205,267,465 25%

Education 437,223,956 53%

FY 2026 PROPOSED GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION BREAKDOWN

GENERAL GOVERNMENT:

4.6% 37,988,142

EDUCATION:

53.5% 437,223,956

County Executive Administration

1,898,123 1,645,661 1,301,603 4,709,219 3,565,282 3,958,789 16,716,674 4,192,791

Public Schools:

48.0%

392,296,106 347,602,277 3,477,471 35,935,368 5,280,990

Procurement

Board of Ed. Operating Board of Ed. Support Board of Ed. Debt Service HCSO School Safety Division

Treasury

Law

Human Resources

Info. & Communications Tech.

Planning & Zoning

Harford Community College:

2.8%

23,215,766 19,881,806

HCC Operating HCC Support HCC Debt Service

PUBLIC FACILITIES:

10.4% 84,907,936

299,592

Public Works

39,637,515 1,043,184 12,499,492

3,034,368

Natural Resources Parks & Recreation Solid Waste PAYGO

Harford County Public Library:

2.7%

21,712,084 21,512,084

750,000

HCPL Operating HCPL PAYGO

General PAYGO

1,930,077 29,047,668

200,000

General Debt Service

PUBLIC SAFETY:

25.1% 205,267,465

PUBLIC SERVICES:

2.6% 21,418,185

Sheriff

128,185,900 43,655,686 11,626,305 11,353,474

Housing & Community Services

7,932,622 5,156,774 3,038,408 5,290,381

Emergency Services

Health

Volunteer Fire Companies

Handicapped Centers Economic Development

State's Attorney

Inspections, Licenses & Permits

4,559,100 1,337,000 4,550,000

Humane Society

INTER-GOVERNMENTAL:

2.6% 21,283,745

Public Safety PAYGO

County Council

5,444,678 5,390,869 3,939,816 4,508,382 2,000,000

Judicial

NON-DEPARTMENTAL:

1.2% 9,515,571

Elections

Insurance

1,033,375 1,798,350 5,583,846 1,000,000

Appropriation to Towns

Benefits

Appropriation to Other Gov't

Grant Matches Intra-County

Contingency Reserve

100,000

TOTAL GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

817,605,000

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