# Wayne County Council & Commissioners Workshop of October 21, 2026


**Body:** WCTV Channels 11, 20 & 21
**Date:** October 20, 2026
**Jurisdiction:** SLED

**Tags:** Construction & Infrastructure, Public Safety, Physical Infrastructure


The Wayne County Council and Commissioners’ workshop on October 21, 2026, focused primarily on the 2027 budget and several spending matters. The council approved $1,000 from contingency for its remaining 2026 travel expenses and approved a $620 transfer from office supplies to postage. Members also approved the 2027 general fund budget; discussion of the non-general-fund, tourism, and EDC budgets followed, but the transcript does not clearly capture a final vote on those budgets. Officials described expected 2027 revenues of about $35.7 million, use of prior-year cash balances, and reserves of more than $2 million in the CUMCAP fund and $4 million in the rainy-day fund for one-time projects. The council deferred action on a request for additional election-season staffing funds and on additional software funding for the sheriff’s department, indicating those needs could be addressed later if necessary.

The council considered extending an existing interlocal services agreement with Hagerstown: the county highway department would excavate a ditch, while the town would provide bucket-truck services to change lights at the industrial park, with no fees exchanged. The county’s elevator project remains in planning, pending engineering information on an alternative space; no award or contract amount was reported. Officials also noted that a final-payment claim to Motorola had been signed, that a Main Street project had used its allocation, and that the Bearcat remained a major outstanding item, with its timing affected by federal funding priorities. No new competitive solicitation or vendor award was identified.

**Source:** WCTV Channels 11, 20 & 21