FY2026 Budget
In accordance with the requirements of the Talbot County Charter, the County Council of Talbot County is required to provide a Current Expense Budget and Capital Budget & Program for the fiscal year July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026 (FY 2026).
The Budget Process
For dates and times of public meetings, visit County Meetings. Key Dates for the budget can be found on the right side of this page.
The proposed Budget Bill is now available to public viewing: https://engage.talbotcountymd.gov/27904/widgets/97817/documents/66944
The Introduction Presentation given to Council on April 15 2025 is also available: https://engage.talbotcountymd.gov/27904/widgets/97817/documents/66871
The proposed Budget Workbook is available: https://engage.talbotcountymd.gov/27904/widgets/97817/documents/67594
The proposed Budget Summary is available: https://engage.talbotcountymd.gov/27904/widgets/97817/documents/67644
FY2026 Budget Charts by Talbot County Government
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I support the TCPS full budget. Please fully fund our schools.
In my opinion, Talbot County does a good job in keeping our county taxes as low as possible while still providing us with a safe and enjoyable area to live. In doing this, they are also very transparent with their information. Keep up the good work for the residents/taxpayers of Talbot County.
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There are some expenses that do not have the revenue to support them and should be reconsidered. Let’s start with the community pools which bring in $119,000 but cost $490,000 to operate. There’s also the boat landings which cost $420,000 to operate but only bring in $120,000 in revenue. Then we have parks and rec with a $760,000 budget and tourism with a $750,000 budget? That’s a little steep. Now let’s talk about $1.3 million that will be spent on retiree health insurance. Things are tough all over and people have to make sacrifices. That should be something we get rid of in the budget. What is the $2.8 million listed as “recreation fund”.
Lastly, why do different communities have different sewer charges. I never knew this was a thing until I perused the budget. Apparently if you live in Tilghman your sewer costs less for the county to “manage “ than if you live in Wye Mills.
How can I download the entire budget. My special interest is source of total revenues (taxes, fees, grants and source of grants).