Department of Finance & Budget: Fiscal Year 2027 Staff Recommended Operating and Capital Budget Close of Record
Calvert County Board of County Commissioners · 5021-17 ·
Old Business
What the bill says
On the agenda for Board of County Commissioners — 2026-04-28 — 2026-04-28. Agenda section: OLD BUSINESS
Background
The public hearing on the Calvert County Staff Recommended Budget (SRB) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 was held on Tuesday, March 24, 2026 and the required public comment period has ended.
Discussion
Staff Recommended Budget for FY 2027, effective July 1, 2026, is presented as balanced, with total revenues and expenditures of $411.5 million. The SRB includes one step increase for eligible employees but does not include a Cost-of-Living Adjustment (COLA). Nine public comments were received during the pubic hearing and 51 written comments were submitted. All comments were reviewed and considered by the 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)
As the budget moves into the second phase of the annual cycle developing the Commissioners’ Budget staff will work closely with the Board to maintain a balanced budget.
Conclusion/Recommendation (staff-reported)
The Department of Finance & Budget requests that the Board of County Commissioners review public comments received during the 10-day public comment period and close the record.
Reported by the sponsoring department — Department of Finance & Budget · Malena Brookshire, Chief Financial Officer · 2026-04-21 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.