LEONARDTOWN, Md. – On Tuesday, April 30, Jacob Dyer, Acting Director of the Department of Fiscal and Administrative Services, and Ms. TaTanya Bowman, Assistant Chief of Budget, held additional 2025 budget work sessions with the Commissioners. Tuesday’s briefing focused on Special Revenue funds, which account for certain revenue sources that are legally restricted or committed to expenditures for specific purposes, and a recap on the budget proposals discussed during previous 2025 budget work sessions. For detailed information on the proposed Fiscal 2025 Budget, read the full news release here. Formal adoption of the proposed 2025 budget is scheduled for May 14.
- Staff updated Commissioners on a request to establish February as African American Heritage Month instead of Black History Month in the county. Renesha Miles, Chief Equity Officer, stated that a collaborative effort would be made to discuss a potential name change with county partners over the summer.
- Sam Drury, Deputy Director; Ju’Wann Jones, Chief of Recreation; Tim Drummond, Chief of Parks and Grounds, and Ashley Chenault, Chief of Tourism, Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism, presented the county’s State of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism. The Department of Recreation, Parks, and Tourism is working on moving into a new facility at Centennial Street and bringing broadband and electric service to Mallows Bay. Future development plans include a feasibility study for the Mallows Bay Visitor Center and a long-range functional master plan for the department.
Approval items
Commissioners approved:
- A budget amendment increase to the Environmental Services Program of $390,000 to purchase a 77-acre parcel adjacent to the old Pisgah Landfill. The purchase would allow for the acquisition of the contaminated land, access to a groundwater monitoring well, and provide a potential area for a future mulching operations site.
- A lease agreement on Stanhaven Place in White Plains for additional space to allow for s Economic Development, Department of Emergency Services staff, as well as transit staff for the Department of Planning and Growth Management.
- A request to light Charles County Government Buildings in Green for Mental Health Awareness Month.
- A change order credit for $227,527.78 to close out the Hunt Club Estates/Bridle Path Stream restoration project.
- A request to apply for a Department of Justice Community-Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative grant.
- A change order of $189,666.26 for costs to increase the size of the emergency generator on the Landfill Leachate Pretreatment Facility project.
Actions on Boards and Commissions
Commissioners took the following actions on county boards and commissions:
- Appoint Robert Ansell as Citizen Member to the Board of Fire & Rescue.
- Appoint Timothy Huntt as Delegate member and Edward Godwin as Alternate member to the Maryland Fire Service Personnel Qualifications Board, Inc.
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