Joseph A. Vigliotti

Expanding the supermajority requirement to additional taxes

Could make it harder to raise additional tax types if adopted.

State regulations driving up housing costs

Lot preparation costs of $55,000–$100,000+ before a foundation make entry-level housing nearly impossible without incentives or code changes.

County Software and Cybersecurity Licenses

$135,650.98 combined, already approved in the FY27 budget.

Liquor board rule book overhaul

Requires LLC members to have real financial skin in the game ($5,000-plus or percentage stakes).

Waste Disposal Coupons Considered for Reinstatement

Not yet estimated; past boards may have over-budgeted the program.

Child support enforcement funding through the Circuit Court

Federal share $42,378; county match of $25,730 is already in the budget.

Family Self-Sufficiency Program continuation

$111,194.05 from HUD with zero county match.

FY27-32 capital plan and $27 million bond authorization

Debt service on the new bonds will appear in future county budgets; estimated true interest cost is about 4.3%.

2027 employee health insurance rates

Sets what county employees and retirees will contribute toward their 2027 health coverage.

Sale of Five County-Owned Properties

Sale proceeds not stated in the materials provided.

FY27 Adopted Budget Work Session

The full FY27 budget was adopted; utility rates rise in some areas, and tax bills grow through assessments even with flat rates.

Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund grants

$1,150,000 in grant-funded services, no county cost.

FY27 Recommended Budget and $79 Million One-Time Surplus

The FY27 budget sets county spending — including school funding — for the coming fiscal year.

ENOUGH anti-poverty initiative in Union Bridge and New Windsor

$113,478 in state funding — no county match required.

Opposition to Out-of-Cycle Congressional Redistricting

Waste transfer costs running over budget

$2.5 million above the FY26 budget, expected to be offset by tip fee revenue.

2025 Planning Annual Report

The report notes $5.7 million spent on ag preservation easements last year, 63.6% from county funds, and the commissioners recently added $3 million more for large-tract preservation.

Town-County Shared Funding

About $1.19 million gross, $1.01 million net, across four towns.

Preliminary recommended Capital Improvement Program

These are multi-year capital projects funded through the county budget — your tax dollars at work.

Public Works employees' Chapter 36 grievances