Department of Public Works: Budget Adjustment for the Courthouse Square Renovations
Calvert County Board of County Commissioners · 4986-9 ·
New Business
What the bill says
On the agenda for Board of County Commissioners — 2026-03-24 — 2026-03-24. Agenda section: NEW BUSINESS
Background
In October 2025, the Department of Planning & Zoning relocated to the County Administration Building and vacated its office space at Courthouse Square, 205 Main St., Prince Frederick. The county holds a five -year lease on the space and plans for Department of Parks & Recreation staff to occupy it.
Discussion
Based on cost estimates to complete renovations on the office space for occupancy, the Department of Public Works requires a capital project to be created and funding in the amount of $147,500. The Department of Finance & Budget staff identified funding in Capital Improvement Plan - CIP-000001: 800 MHZ Installation that can be allocated to this project. CIP-000001 is in the process of being closed out.
Coordination
Department of Finance & Budget
Extracted from the source document (public record).
Documents
What analysts say
No independent (CBO/CRS-style) analysis exists for county measures. The nearest analog is the sponsoring department's own assessment, from its staff memo — self-reported, not independent:
Fiscal Impact (staff-reported)
The courthouse square renovations project is assigned CIP -000496. This budget amendment BA2026-000724 has been created to move $147,500 from capital project CIP-000001: 800 MHZ Installation to complete the project. The revenue comes from general fund contributions, not from bond sales.
Conclusion/Recommendation (staff-reported)
The Department of Public Works, General Services division, requests the Board of County Commissioners review and, if deemed appropriate, approve and adopt the proposed Budget Amendment BA2026 -000724, which moves $147,500 from CIP -000001 to CIP -000496 to complete renovations of the Courthouse Square office space.
Reported by the sponsoring department — Department of Public Works, General Services Division · John A. Cosgrove Jr. P.E., Director · 2026-02-27 in its own memo, not an independent estimate. Source memo.
What politicians say
No linked claims or utterances yet — no one on record has cited this measure to justify a public argument.