Wicomico County Executive Richard M. Pollitt, Jr. announced today that his annual meeting to present his operating budget to the public is set for Thursday, April 2nd, at 7:00 P.M. in the Flanders Room of the Wicomico Youth & Civic Center.
Mr. Pollitt commented, “To say the least, preparing this year’s budget in the current economic atmosphere is challenging. I expect county revenues to be down by about $12 Million. That equals an operating budget of approximately $117 Million. Just two years ago, when I struck my first budget, we were at $132 Million. At the same time, the county tax rate has decreased. In Fiscal Year 2010, the tax rate will be below what it was in 1989. The major portion of the county budget is dedicated to education and public safety. There isn’t much left after that.”
“I am eager to share the details of my proposed budget with all of our citizens at the meeting on April 2nd,” continued Pollitt, “we have many challenges in front of us and we need to move forward together.”
Mr. Pollitt will submit his budget proposal to the County Council by April 15th. Per the Wicomico County Charter, the Council may delete from line items of the proposal but they may not add to line items or the total. If deletions are made, the executive may allocate that amount to other items. If the Council fails to approve the original or amended budget by June 15th, the budget as submitted goes into effect on July 1st.
3 comments:
Is it true that Delmar police department arrested yet another wcdc sergeant within the last few days for dui?a female sergeant.
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I think you mean "Rick Pollitt - BLA, BLA, BLA". Leave the budget out of this, its the innocent one.
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