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May 26, 1992
Hagerstown, Maryland 21740
PUBLIC HEARING - CONSTANT YIELD TAX RATE & PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 1993 BUDGET
The Public Hearing to consider the property tax rate and Fiscal Year 1993
proposed budget was called to order at 7:00 p.m. in Court Room #1 by the
President of the Washington County Commissioners, Richard E. Roulette, with
the following members present: Vice President Ronald L. Bowers, and
Commissioners Linda C. Irvin-Craig, John S. Shank, and Gregory I. Snook.
Barry Teach, County Administrator, announced that the public hearing is
being held to permit the residents of Washington County to comment
concerning the Commissioners intention to continue the current tax rate of
$2.2l per $l00 of assessed valuation for Fiscal Year l993, as required by
the Tax Property Article of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Sections 2-205
and 6-508, and the proposed Fiscal Year 1993 budget.
Mr. Teach provided a presentation of the proposed General Fund budget which
totals $75,839,000, the Highway Fund Budget in the amount of $9,717,627, and
the Capital Improvements Budget in the amount of $18,376,425.
The hearing was then opened for public comments and questions. After all
testimony was given, Mr. Teach announced that in accordance with the
provisions of the Tax Property Article, the Board of County Commissioners
will adopt the tax rate for Fiscal year 1993 on June 2, 1992, at 10:30 a.m.
in the Commissioners' Meeting Room 227 on the second floor of the County
Administration Building. The hearing was closed at 8:30 p.m. and the
meeting adjourned.
County Attorney
,
Clerk