HIGHER property tax bills for most county residents were the result last week when county legislators filled a $28.5 million budget gap by choosing to raise taxes and thus avoiding job cuts, sparing bus service and numerous other county programs.
So, for now, most county jails continue to determine their own rules for juvenile solitary confinement.
Because the conversion cannot be completed in time for the primary in most counties, Ms. Brunner ordered the printing of paper ballots as an interim step.
For now, most county leaders are remaining silent about their intentions.
In most counties, the sheriff negotiates for a 287 g) agreement, but in Anne Arundel it's the county executive.
For this reason, most county election supervisors opted not to move forward with the noncitizen review process, making the actual number of people removed from the voting rolls unknown.
The courthouse serves as the offices for most of the county government, including the county judge, commissioners' court, county auditor, clerk, sheriff, and the justice of the peace.
There is a pretty solid base of capabilities for most of the counties; there are some who don't contribute as much, and that's all part of the challenge we're facing.
All 17 commissioners approved the 2011 budget, which called for most of the county's 23,700 employees to take five furlough days in addition to five county "shutdown" days in an effort to save an estimated 550 jobs.
