FY 26 Harford County Proposed Budget in Brief

GENERAL FUND EXPENDITURES

APPROVED EXECUTIVE BUDGET PROPOSED

CHANGE

FY 25

FY 26

FY 26 VS. FY 25

GENERAL FUND SUMMARY BY DEPARTMENT:

COUNTY EXECUTIVE ADMINISTRATION

1,865,688 1,538,426 1,258,395 4,332,450 3,291,779 4,141,960 5,787,738 7,931,323 2,970,921 5,006,577 15,765,007 126,466,411 51,466,373 4,150,006 40,967,967 4,609,165 5,085,101 10,273,657 3,849,819 321,352,402 19,881,806 20,885,407 12,169,021 1,031,829 4,943,422 66,890,885

1,898,123 1,645,661 1,301,603 4,709,219 3,565,282 4,192,791 3,958,789 7,932,622 3,038,408 5,156,774 16,716,674 133,466,890 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

32,435 107,235 43,208 376,769 273,503 50,831

PROCUREMENT

TREASURY

LAW

PLANNING AND ZONING HUMAN RESOURCES

(1,828,949)

HOUSING & COMMUNITY SERVICES HANDICAPPED CARE CENTERS

1,299

67,487 150,197 951,667

HEALTH

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE

7,000,479 3,815,618

EMERGENCY SERVICES

INSPECTIONS, LICENSES AND PERMITS

409,094

PUBLIC WORKS COUNTY COUNCIL

(1,330,452)

835,513 305,768

JUDICIAL

STATE'S ATTORNEY

1,079,817

ELECTIONS

89,997

BOARD OF EDUCATION

29,727,346

HARFORD COMMUNITY COLLEGE

299,592 626,677 330,471 11,355 346,959

LIBRARIES

PARKS AND RECREATION

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

DEBT SERVICE

1,126,519

INSURANCE

912,456

120,919

BENEFITS

3,166,850 28,015,159

(1,368,500) (6,155,854)

MISCELLANEOUS

RESERVE FOR CONTINGENCIES

100,000

100,000

0

TOTALS:

780,108,000

817,605,000

37,497,000

The General Fund realizes an increase of $37,497,000 or 4.8% over FY 25. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES: o Full funding of the Board of Education's FY 26 county funding request, plus a state-mandated cost shift to County Government for teacher pensions o Law Enforcement Deputies and Corrections Officers with the Sheriff's Office receive a merit step plus a 3% COLA; eligible civilians receive merit increase and 3% COLA o An EMS Retention Incentive for eligible employees; full funding of Volunteer Fire Companies' annual allotment request and staffing incentive program o A merit increase and COLA of 3% for eligible county employees, as well as for employees of the State's Attorney and Circuit Court o An increase in personnel funding for the State's Attorney for prosecutor raises, additional body worn camera staff o A 3% increase for the Libraries to provide a COLA for eligible employees; and a state mandated cost shift to County Government for Harford Community College employee pensions

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