Executive Summary
The Latest News from County Executive Jan Gardner
Budget Focuses on Making Life Better for People
Today I am proud to unveil my proposed budget for the upcoming year, which features a record investment in education. The budget should reflect our community’s values, so I have focused on what matters most: education, good health, economic prosperity, and equity.
The budget will help Frederick rise, recover and renew. It does so in a fiscally responsive manner. For the seventh straight year, my budget has no tax rate increases.
This budget creates a healthier, stronger, and even better Frederick County. Rise, recover and renew. It is like our shot in the arm – to lift us up and help us overcome, to ensure the delivery of important services both now and into the future, and to make life better for people.
Good news deserves good headlines, so here are the headlines from this year's budget:
Making a Record Investment in Education
- $21.5 million over the legally required Maintenance of Effort for public education, plus $50 million in school construction and renovation in Year 1 of the Capital Improvement Program;
- $1.5 million for Frederick Community College; and
- $475,000 for Frederick County Public Libraries.
Jump-Starting the Economy
- Invests $1 million in rural broadband.
- Funds an agriculture innovation center feasibility study.
- Supports job seekers and businesses through Workforce Services.
Restoring Good Health
- Creates a permanent satellite office for the Health Department on the Golden Mile.
- Expands Mobile Crisis Unit availability to 24 hours a day seven days a week.
Advancing Equity
- Improves equity in the workplace.
- Includes $83,000 for AARCH’s Heritage Center.
- Funds economic empowerment programs.
Taking Care of People
- Ensures safe communities by funding contracts for law enforcement, corrections and firefighters.
- Provides $1 million for Community Partnership Grants.
Valuing County Workers
- Begins phase-in of new pay scale for employees.
- Sets minimum full-time salary for County workers at $15 an hour.
Building a Better Future
Protecting Taxpayers
- Does not raise taxes.
- Fully funds pensions.
- Protects AAA bond rating.
Rise. Recover. Renew.
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Contact Me
Email: CountyExecutive@FrederickCountyMD.gov
Website: FrederickCountyMD.gov/Executive
Location: 12 E Church St, Frederick, MD, United States
Phone: 301-600-1100
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