Fiscal Year 2027 Budget

The City of Frederick held a budget meeting on April 1, 2026, to discuss the proposed Fiscal Year 2027 general fund budget totaling $180.8 million. The budget focuses on maintaining essential city services such as trash collection, street maintenance, public safety, permitting, parks, and community services while making targeted investments in modernization and infrastructure. Key procurement-related highlights include a $1.6 million allocation for replacing and maintaining police vehicles, investments in digital permitting and review systems, and a new $150,000 capital priorities fund for city council members to support district-specific projects. The budget also supports a staffing study for the police department and continued funding for the body-worn camera program. Additionally, the budget includes investments in parks and recreation, economic development initiatives, sustainability efforts like a climate dashboard and tree canopy assessment, and expanded language access and digitization of records to improve government accessibility.