 Schedule of Future Budget Meetings
Released
Westminster, Thursday, March 8, 2018 – This afternoon, Mr. Ted Zaleski, Director of
Management and Budget, presented the Fiscal Year 19 Budget Overview to the
Board of County Commissioners.
The FY19 Budget Overview is
derived from hundreds of staff hours during which staff review prior budgets,
meet with agency and department leaders, follow trends in the real estate
market, income taxes, recordation and filing fees and a whole host of other
activities to ensure that the recommended budget is based on the best, most
accurate and up-to-date information possibly available.
Mr. Zaleski began the
presentation with three core messages: income tax uncertainty led to reduced
6-year revenue projections; limited flexibility heightens the importance of
every decision; and pressures on the ability to maintain service levels remain.
Board Goals are to build on existing plans and direction and providing additional
direction will help prepare for the Recommended Budget. Mr. Zaleski then revealed a thorough and
detailed presentation of the FY2019 budget. The entire Budget Overview
presentation can be viewed here.
Throughout March, April and
May, a series of budget meetings will be held in order to develop and adopt the
final budget. On March 13th
and March 15th, the Commissioners will hold Infrastructure
Discussions. The Recommended Budget will be presented to the Board on Thursday,
March 22th. Then, the Board
will meet with any agency requesting funding not included in the Recommended
Budget. Below is the list of meetings as
they are currently scheduled:
Agency Meetings with
Commissioners
- Tuesday, March 27
- Thursday, March 29
- Tuesday, April 3
After the Commissioners meet
with the agencies, the Board will begin discussing the budget options amongst
themselves to create a proposed budget.
The Proposed Budget Work Sessions will begin on April 5th.
Once the Proposed Budget is
agreed upon by a majority of the Commissioners, a Proposed Budget News
Conference will be held. The news
conference is currently scheduled for Thursday, April 26th.
Mr. Ted Zaleski will then
hold a series of community meetings to review and explain the Proposed
Budget. These meetings are currently
scheduled as follows:
Budget Community
Presentations:
- Thursday, April 26 7:00 pm Westminster Library
- Tuesday, May 1 7:00 pm Eldersburg Library
- Wednesday, May 2 7:00 pm Mount Airy Library
- Thursday, May 3 7:00 pm Taneytown Library
- Tuesday, May 8 7:00 pm North Carroll Library
The Community Meetings are
followed by a Budget Public Hearing which will be held on Tuesday, May 15th
at 7:00 pm at the Carroll Community College, Scott Center Auditorium.
Additional Budget Work Sessions
may be held by the Commissioners to make any modifications to the proposed
budget based on the information received during the Budget Public Hearing. These work sessions are tentatively scheduled
for Tuesday, May 22nd and Thursday May 24th.
The budget should be adopted
on Tuesday, May 29th in Room 311 of the County Office Building.
These sessions are open to
the public and will also be televised on Comcast Channel 24 and streamed live
on the county website. All meetings will
be held in the County Office Building, 225 N. Center Street, Westminster, MD
21157, unless otherwise noted. Meeting
times and places are subject to change, so please check the county website or call 410-386-2400 to
confirm.
For additional information, contact:
Chris Winebrenner
410-386-2043
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