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Mission Statement

The mission of the Sheriff's Office is to provide general law enforcement, judicial enforcement, and specialized public safety services to the residents of Montgomery County in a lawful, fair, impartial, and non-discriminatory manner; and to ensure that Court mandates are carried out with respect for individual rights and freedoms. The Sheriff's Office is committed to establishing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with all other law enforcement, governmental, and criminal justice agencies, and the Courts to ensure that the residents of Montgomery County receive the full range of law enforcement services required for a safe and orderly society.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY25 Operating Budget for the Sheriff's Office is $30,586,508, an increase of $1,626,858 or 5.62 percent from the FY24 Approved Budget of $28,959,650. Personnel Costs comprise 85.14 percent of the budget for 190 full-time position(s) and five part-time position(s), and a total of 192.80 FTEs. Total FTEs may include seasonal or temporary positions and may also reflect workforce charged to or from other departments or funds. Operating Expenses account for the remaining 14.86 percent of the FY25 budget.

County Priority Outcomes

While this program area supports all eight of the County Result Areas, the following are emphasized:

  • Safe Neighborhoods
  • Effective, Sustainable Government

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Program Performance Measures

Performance measures for this department are included below (where applicable), with multi-program measures displayed at the front of this section and program-specific measures shown with the relevant program. The FY24 estimates reflect funding based on the FY24 approved budget. The FY25 and FY26 figures are performance targets based on the FY25 recommended budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY26.

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Initiatives

  • Add one Human Resources Specialist to coordinate the Office's administrative and personnel functions, and to address vacancies.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • The Office of the Sheriff partnered with other public safety agencies, local businesses, and higher education institutions to promote hiring opportunities including Planet Fitness, Montgomery College, Hood College, and Liberty University.

Program Descriptions

  Administration

This division provides general administrative support to the Sheriff's Office including personnel and labor relation matters, planning and policy, training, background investigations, payroll, purchasing, internal investigations, automation, grants, and budget-related functions. The Administrative Division provides technical support for the Sheriff's Records Management System (E*Justice). The Administrative Division also oversees the...

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  Courtroom/Courthouse Security and Transport

The Sheriff's Office is responsible for transporting inmates between the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF), Montgomery County Detention Center (MCDC), and various jails and court-holding facilities, as well as to and from healthcare facilities. The Sheriff's Office also guards inmates while at these facilities. When a writ is received from...

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  Civil Process

The Sheriff's Office is mandated to serve all civil processes as directed by the Courts or private litigants and file returns to the Court. These papers include summons, subpoenas, failure-to-pay rent notices, and other court documents. The Civil Process function is supported by deputies, who research and serve papers, and...

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  Criminal Process/Warrants and Extraditions

The Sheriff's Office is responsible for serving District Court civil warrants, District Court criminal warrants associated with domestic violence, all Circuit Court warrants, both adult and juvenile, and Child Support Enforcement warrants. The Warrant Section maintains on-line warrants in the following systems: Maryland Electronic Telecommunications Enforcement Resource System (METERS), National...

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  Domestic Violence

The Sheriff's Office is the lead agency in Montgomery County for serving court orders related to domestic violence, including Protective and Peace Orders. The Office is also responsible for serving Child Custody Orders. The Domestic Violence Section serves domestic violence court orders 24 hours a day, seven days a week....

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Budget Trends
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Program Contacts

Contact Mona Cabrera of the Sheriff's Office at 240.777.7000 or Derrick Harrigan of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2759 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY23
Budget
FY24
Estimate
FY24
Recommended
FY25
%Chg
Bud/Rec
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages16594978.0017584225.00 17536503.00 19183457.009.1
Employee Benefits4623648.005048092.00 4684130.00 6171702.0022.3
County General Fund Personnel Costs21218626.0022632317.00 22220633.00 25355159.0012.0
Operating Expenses4264589.005424109.00 5692923.00 4229420.00-22.0
County General Fund Expenditures25483215.0028056426.00 27913556.00 29584579.005.4
PERSONNEL
Full-Time181.00181.00 181.00 182.000.6
Part-Time5.005.00 5.00 5.000.0
FTEs186.62187.00 187.00 188.070.6
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees-4182.0020000.00 20000.00 20000.000.0
Sheriff Fees771773.00800000.00 800000.00 800000.000.0
Miscellaneous Revenues5007.004000.00 4000.00 4000.000.0
County General Fund Revenues772598.00824000.00 824000.00 824000.000.0
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages478033.00462002.00 462002.00 522189.0013.0
Employee Benefits139002.00124097.00 124097.00 162615.0031.0
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs617035.00586099.00 586099.00 684804.0016.8
Operating Expenses288688.00317125.00 317125.00 317125.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures905723.00903224.00 903224.00 1001929.0010.9
PERSONNEL
Full-Time8.008.00 8.00 8.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs5.144.76 4.76 4.73-0.6
REVENUES
Federal Grants771959.00903224.00 903224.00 1001929.0010.9
Other Intergovernmental5376.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
State Grants59927.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues837262.00903224.00 903224.00 1001929.0010.9
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures26388938.0028959650.00 28816780.00 30586508.005.6
Total Full-Time Positions189.00189.00 189.00 190.000.5
Total Part-Time Positions5.005.00 5.00 5.000.0
Total FTEs191.76191.76 191.76 192.800.5
Total Revenues1609860.001727224.00 1727224.00 1825929.005.7
FY25 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION28056426187.00
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Human Resources Specialist to Address Vacancies [Administration]744551.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment9563100.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases9219050.00
Increase Cost: Restore One-time Lapse Increase [Administration]7711230.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment4841640.00
Increase Cost: Overtime Adjustment2500000.00
Restore: Restoration of One-Time Items Eliminated in FY24 [Administration]1214110.00
Increase Cost: Promotional Exam Services [Administration]800000.00
Increase Cost: Ballistic Vest Replacements [Administration]480000.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Administration]195050.00
Technical Adj: FTE Adjustment [Administration]73050.07
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail20880.00
Technical Adj: Annualization of FY24 Personnel Costs-18750.00
Decrease Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment-910920.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY24-1746010.00
Decrease Cost: Lapse Adjustment-7405450.00
Shift: Vehicles to the Motor pool Non-Departmental Account [Courtroom/Courthouse Security and Transport]-12000000.00
FY25 RECOMMENDED29584579188.07
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION9032244.76
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Personnel Costs98705-0.03
FY25 RECOMMENDED10019294.73
Program Summary
Program NameFY24 APPR
Expenditures
FY24 APPR
FTEs
FY25 REC
Expenditures
FY25 REC
FTEs
Administration508945824.36572633026.11
Civil Process284930223.64390266327.26
Courtroom/Courthouse Security and Transport1338874386.501304122184.50
Criminal Process/Warrants and Extraditions252096220.50249430518.50
Domestic Violence511118536.76542198936.43
Total28959650191.7630586508192.80
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY25FY26FY27FY28FY29FY30
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Recommended29585.00000029585.00000029585.00000029585.00000029585.00000029585.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Recommended in FY250.00000025.00000025.00000025.00000025.00000025.000000
New positions in the FY25 budget are generally assumed to be filled at least two months after the fiscal year begins. Therefore, the above amounts reflect annualization of these positions in the outyears.
Elimination of One-Time Items Recommended in FY250.000000-451.000000-451.000000-451.000000-451.000000-451.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY25, including overtime, promotional exams, and the restoration of costs eliminated from the base in FY24, will be eliminated from the base in the out-years.
Restore One-Time Lapse Increase0.000000741.000000741.000000741.000000741.000000741.000000
Restores in FY26 the one-time lapse increase made in the FY25 budget.
Labor Contracts0.000000433.000000433.000000433.000000433.000000433.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures29585.00000030333.00000030333.00000030333.00000030333.00000030333.000000