FY27 - CA Budget Presentation
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This is the County Administrator’s proposed FY2027 budget presentation (Todd R. Mohn, March 24, 2026). Slides list FY2027 revenues as $209.4 million (noted as a 12.0% increase) and show income tax projected to grow 5.5% and property tax 4.6%; all tax rates are proposed to remain the same (property tax $0.83 per $100 of assessed value, income tax 3.2%). The presentation highlights a new short-term rental permitting and tax collection program expected to add over $100,000, and shows income and property tax composing 86.1% of total revenue. On the expenditure side, the Board of Education is the largest share (42.8%) and Public Safety is 22.4%; Board of Education county appropriations for FY2027 are listed at $91,429,260 and state education funding at $45,027,977, with notes about reduced state Kirwan funding and a possible $1.3 million teacher pension liability shift. Enhancements requested total $16,222,016 with $10,794,713 funded, and capital highlights include design funding for a new Centreville Middle School, school HVAC and roof work, public safety radio/console upgrades, Chesapeake College technical building funding (Queen Anne’s share $4.1M of a $56.4M project), roads and sewer/WWTP projects, parks and animal services facility work. Key upcoming dates: work sessions March 26, 31 and April 9; County Commissioners’ budget release April 29; public information meetings May 18–20; and budget adoption June 9.
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COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR’S PROPOSED FY2027 BUDGET March 24, 2026 Todd R. Mohn, County Administrator BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS- REVENUES FY2027 $209.4 million 12.0% increase from last year $234.5 million • Income Tax Revenue - Projected to grow by 5.5% from FY2026 estimates. • Property Tax Revenue - Projected to grow by 4.6% from FY2026 estimates. • New Tax Revenue- Short-term rental permitting and tax collection program; increases of over $100 thousand in revenue. • All tax rates - Proposed to remain the same. ⚬ Property Tax Rate $0.83/$100 of assessed value Income and property tax make up ⚬ Income Tax Rate 3.2% 86.1% of total revenue. 2 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS - EXPENDITURES Board of State Seven Employees Education Pass-Downs Capital New Positions Funded at $9.3 million above FY26 Teacher Pensions; State Potentially More: 7 new Funding for employee Paygo funding to appropriation. Includes Assessment Office at full-timepositions to recruitment and retention Capital Projects at state pass -down of $73k; Chesapeake support additional second actions, including 3% cost $7.7million $644kteacher College Pensions at $47k Circuit Court judge. of living allowance and pensions. (Pending state legislation) (Pending state legislation.) pay for performance. 3 FY2027 BOARD OF EDUCATION State APPROPRIATIONS Funds HISTORY AND FORECAST State Funding for Fiscal Year 2027 $45,027,977 *$3,472,023 less than original state Kirwan Funding Plan in FY27 $12 million less than original state Kirwan Funding Plan FY22through FY27 4 BOARD OF EDUCATION County APPROPRIATIONS Funds HISTORY AND FORECAST County Funding for Fiscal Year 2027 $91,429,260 *8,864,767 above Maintenance of Effort Does not include full $1.3 million teacher pension liability state may be passing to the County. 5 LOCAL APPROPRIATIONS Queen Anne’s FORECAST County MOE Forecast FY 2025 -75.1 FY2026 -75.1 FY2027 -75.1 FY2028 -75.3 FY2029 -78.0 FY2030-85.5 FY2031-89.6 91.4 FY2032-93.1 FY2033-97.9 FY2034-101.3 This year we will be above where the state expectsus to be after FY31 6 FY2027 PROPOSED REVENUE BY SOURCE 7 FY2027 BUDGETED REVENUES 8 EXPENSES BY FUNCTION FY2027 Board of Education -42.8% Public Safety -22.4% Public Works -6.9% County Administration –5.4% Other Agencies -5.1% Community Services -2.5% Parks and Recreation -3.3% Planning & Zoning -1.4% Gen Govt Debt Svc -3.1% Other Expenses -7.1% 9 FY2027 BUDGETED EXPENDITURES 10 FY2027 BUDGETED EXPENDITURES CONTINUED 11 FY2027 BUDGETED EXPENDITURES CONTINUED 12 FY2027 BUDGETED EXPENDITURES CONTINUED 13 FY2027 WHAT CHANGED? FY26 TO FY27 14 FY2027 REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES BY COUNTY *Queen Anne’s County is fourth lowest property tax rate in the state. 15 ENHANCEMENTS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR FUNDED REQUESTED Aging $77,088 Board of Education $9,344,041 Chesapeake College $190,923 Circuit Court $91,067 16 ENHANCEMENTS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTED FUNDED DES - Communications $110,595 17 COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ENHANCEMENTS FUNDED REQUESTED Elections $67,935 Extension Services $15,720 FEC $311,128 Housing Authority $89,947 18 ENHANCEMENTS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTED FUNDED Intergovernmental $73,000 Library $204,612 Parks $99,530 19 ENHANCEMENTS COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REQUESTED FUNDED Sanitary $119,127 Total Total Requested Funded $16,222,016 $10,794,713 20 FY2027 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS - CAPITAL Board of Emergency Chesapeake UMMS Regional Education Services College Hospital Funding for design of Funding for Motorola new Centreville Middle Funding for Queen Console upgrade, School, HVAC Anne’s Technical ambulance, radio replacement at KES & Building construction. $5 million over 4 years, subscriber replacement, FY25 through FY28 CES, roof replacement Total 3-year project public safety network, at KES, paving KIHS, cost is $56.4 million of replacement of bus replacements, which Queen Anne’s protective gear and furniture replacements share is $4.1 million. other projects. and other projects. Other funding from 4 Does not include $7.0 mid-shore counties and million from state. state. $16.4 Million $2.9 Million $3.0 Million $1.25 Million 21 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS - CAPITAL Housing Volunteer Fire Roads Animal Services Authority Companies Major repairs and Funding for a pedestrian Funding for purchase of Funding for design of maintenance for Fisher bridge crossing US apparatus and facility new Animal Services Manor, Riverside 50/301 constructionat the 9 Shelter and Adoption Estates, Grasonville (85% Grant Funded) local VFDs. Center Terrace, Terrapin Grove, Foxxtown, and Scattered Sites Housing. May receive some CDBG funding. $1.4 Million $0.8 Million $0.3 Million $3.1 Million 22 FY2027 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS - CAPITAL Parks Recreation General Services Information and Engineering Technology Funding for South Funding for land Funding for renovations Funding for IT Island trail, capital acquisition, design and of Historic infrastructure and other equipment, athletic contract development of Courthouseand technology projects. field work and other new Recreation Center renovations to other projects. County facilities. $2.7 Million $10.5 Million $5.1 Million $0.5 Million 23 FY2027 BUDGET HIGHLIGHTS - CAPITAL Roads Southern Kent Sudlersville WWTP Marling Farms / Island Sewer Dominion Sewer ENR Improvements Funding for systems System Phases Extension preservation including III and IV Funding to install a Funding for the planned asphalt overlays, bridge Post Anoxic Reactor Includes Queen Anne connection of Marling maintenance, rehab, tank to meet nitrogen Colony, Kentmorr, Farms subdivision and and capital equipment. discharge permit goals. Chesapeake Estates, Dominion community, Includes $550,000 Sunny Isle of Kent, located south of Md Rt revenue from special Batts Neck/Normans 552 in Chester, to public benefit assessments. and Matapeake Estates sewer. $5.0 Million $4.8 Million $3.0 Million $0.5 Million 24 FY2027 CAPITAL BUDGET BY FUNDING SOURCE FY2027 25 CAPITAL BUDGET BY FUNCTION FY2027 Golf Course 0.5% 26 6 Year Capital Budget 27 6 Year Capital Budget 28 6 Year Capital Budget 29 6 Year Capital Budget 30 6 Year Capital Budget 31 6 Year Capital Budget 32 UPCOMING DATE CONSIDERATIONS •Work Sessions – March 26, 31 & April 9 •County Commissioners’ Budget Release – April 29 •Public Information Meetings – May 18, 19 & 20 •Work Session – June 2 (if needed) •Budget Adoption – June 9 33