Politics & Government

Prince George's County Approves $2.65 Billion Budget

County school funding remains top expenditure.

The Prince George’s County Council Thursday approved a $2.65 billion budget that includes increased spending for county schools but leaves out pay raises for county workers.

County schools received 61 percent of the total budget; the council restored $7.5 million to the schools budget to maintain core students' activities. In all, spending increased 1.2 percent over last year.

According to The Gazette, no tax increase will be issued to residents. The County Council will maintain a slight pay raise in this year’s budget, despite a resolution to give unionized county workers a 2 percent pay raise last week.

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The outgoing county council members voted last October, before the five current members were elected, to increase their average salary from $96,417 — after a one-year freeze this year — every December based on the region's consumer price index.

Prince George's County has the highest paid county council members in Maryland.

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Highlights from the budget include:

  • $10 million for road resurfacing and sidewalks
  • Restoration of funding to non-profits to last year’s $2.6 million
  • An additional $658,000 to the Health and Human Service agencies for a total of $29 million
  • The council approved the first-ever Master Plan for Health Improvement and Countywide Master Plan for Recreational Facilities
  • Funding was also made available for a one-time payment of $750 to county employees due to two years of furloughs and pay freezes.


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