County Council to pass modified budget today

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Members of the Baltimore County Council are expected today to adopt a budget only slightly modified from the one County Executive Jim Smith proposed last month, adding a small property tax rate reduction and tweaking a credit for seniors and low income residents.

Most department heads were able to talk council members out of major reductions to their budgets and said they see the final product as manageable. Several agencies will see cuts in personnel funding but officials said daily operations will be unaffected.

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