2023 Annual Report - Flipbook - Page 8
Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Highlights
Charles County Government Annual Report • 2023
July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2024
EDUCATION
T he f iscal year 2024 general f und budget was approved for
$527,362,100. This is the largest operating fund of Charles County
Government and is used to account for financial transactions associated with government ser vices, which are not legally required to
be accounted for in a special fund, or are not part of self-supporting
operations, which are called enterprise funds.
$235,393,600 • 44.6%
Board of Education
Total: $218,767,000
The Board of Commissioners approved new investments within
the budget to suppor t the count y’s need for increased ser vices
as the population grows.
SHERIFF'S OFFICE
$121,304,100 • 23.0%
Available on our website is a new video series titled “Let’s Get Fiscal.”
These short podcasts are available for viewing and help to explain
the dif ferent aspects of the budget.
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
COUNTY GOVERNMENT
$89,711,500 • 17.0%
An $11.0 million increase was approved for operations
to suppor t count y road maintenance, recreation services, information technology, planning, and communit y
resources coordination. It also boosts employee compensation through merit and cost-of-living increases
and a one-time take home bonus of $500 for all full-time
employees hired on or before June 30, 2023.
PUBLIC WORKS – Improvements to the county’s water and
sewer infrastructure, as well as stormwater infrastructure improvements.
OTHER AGENCIES
$19,464,500 • 3.7%
State’s Attorney, Health Department,
Circuit Court, Election Board, Other
MISCELLANEOUS
DEBT SERVICE
$28,382,000 • 5.4%
$33,106,400 • 6.3%
Retiree Fringe, Central Services,
Contingency, Capital Project Transfer
EMERGENCY SERVICES – Sixteen new emergency services technicians to support the county’s growing
population and two EMS supply technicians. An interface which will allow St. Mary’s, Calvert, and Prince
George’s to share real time status information with Charles County was also included in the budget.
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS – Just over $1.0 billion in funding in fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2028 for county
infrastructure to support schools, county buildings, roads, parks, water and sewer facilities, and stormwater management.
BOARD OF EDUCATION
SHERIFF’S OFFICE
A $6.1 million increase for Public Schools
which fully funds the requested budget,
supports the blueprint implementation,
and exceeds the Maintenance of Effort.
The Board of Education is an elected
body that prioritizes funds based upon
the superintendent's proposed budget.
The Board of Commissioners receives
a briefing on the Board of Education’s
budget and approves spending by category in June each year. For details, visit
www.ccboe.com.
The Board of Commissioners increased
the allocation of funds to the Sheriff’s
Of fice by $13.3 million. The budget
also provides for mandated increases
per county code in employee compensation for sworn deputies. Funding for
fiscal 2024 included four new positions
which included two sworn officers, an
application/web developer and a digital forensic analyst; and funds were
added to pay for the state mandated
body worn camera program.
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OTHER LOCAL
AGENCY OPERATIONS
P r o v id e s f u n din g f o r t h e
St ate’s At tor ney’s O f f ice,
Department of Health, Circuit
Cour t, Election Board, and
other government agencies.
A n as sig nm en t cler k w as
approved to assist the Circuit
Cour t with scheduling and
managing the hearing dockets and other cour t-related
events.
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