Fiscal Analyses
The County Council fiscal policy staff reviews introduced legislation to determine potential fiscal impacts to the County.
For all legislation introduced before September 2025, fiscal analyses were conducted by the Office of the County Auditor.
Fiscal Analyses
The current analyses and an archive of analyses by the Office of the County Auditor are listed below.
| Year | Month | Fiscal Analysis | Description | Legislation | Tabled |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | June | CR107-2026 | Adopting the Housing Unit Allocation Chart | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CB43-2026 | Howard County Designated Days of Commemoration – Established | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CR104-2026 | Endorsing State Financing – First Source Electronics | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CB45-2026 | Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) Agreements – Reporting Student Yields | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CB42-2026 | Issuance, sale and delivery - $18,169,588 bonds - Maryland Water Infrastructure Financing Administration | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CR105-2026 | Adopting – HUD Annual Action Plan | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CR106-2026 | Adopting the School Capacity Chart | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CB44-2026 | Board of Appeals – Administrative Agency Required to Appear | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CB41-2026 | Fourth Amendment to Lease – 12,477rentable square feet – 6095 Marshalee Drive, Elkridge | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | June | CB40-2026 | Lease Agreement – 38,285 rentable square feet – 7138 Columbia Gateway Drive | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | May | CB31-2026 | S.M.A.R.T. (Strategic Moratorium for Assessing Responsible Technology) Siting Act | Legislation | No |
| 2026 | May | CB28-2026 | Howard County Public Safety Dispatchers Association – Collective Bargaining Agreement | Legislation | No |