Howard County Council approved Ordinance 2026‑HCCO‑45 to add $845,951.11 across county funds, adopted transfers in Resolution 2026‑HCCR‑22 and approved salary ordinance amendments (HCCO‑46) after a series of department requests and explanations.

The board approved routine minutes, payroll and operating claims, a highway equipment appropriation and truck purchase, a services agreement for tax-bill mailing, an agreement with a private wedding venue for road‑widening obligations, hiring of a code enforcement inspector, and $30,000 from opioid funds to support jail nursing; it also voted to pursue a six‑month data center moratorium process.