Howard County Proposed Budget, Taxes, Teacher Pensions
The proposed budget supports more education funding, including potential teacher pension costs.
The county executive’s office has released its proposed operating budget for 2013 -- a $40 million increase over last year’s budget. Of the $1.54 budget, $898.8 million comes from the general fund, monies collected primarily from property and income taxes, along with other taxes and fees. The budget includes $878.2 million for education, which includes funding for the Howard County Public School System, the Howard County Library System and Howard Community College. The education budget is about 57 percent of the total operating budget, and a 3.9 percent increase from last year. Last year’s education budget, about $845.6 million, was a 5 percent increase over 2011. Included in the education portion of the budget is $9.8 million to cover …
ECLibertarian
7:16 am on Friday, April 27, 2012
52% increase in fire service for rural districts! That's ~$300-$500 (or more) a year for most of the homes in western HoCo. Interesting tactic though, if you complain about it, the initial response is - "What, you don't want fire service?" Catch 22. more ›