Frederick County Council approves $792M budget, lowers income tax rate for many

The Frederick County Council on Tuesday voted 4-2, along party lines, to adopt a $792 million budget for the next fiscal year. The council also agreed 4-2 to lower the income tax rate for most people in the county and to set the county’s property tax rate. The budget, proposed by County Executive Jan Gardner, D, is about 10% larger than this year’s. The council’s budget grew 8% in 2021 and 4% in 2020.