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Mission Statement

The mission of the Merit System Protection Board is to oversee the merit system and protect employee and job applicant rights guaranteed under the merit system law.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY26 Operating Budget for the Merit System Protection Board is $373,383, an increase of $65,938 or 21.45 percent from the FY25 Approved Budget of $307,445. Personnel Costs comprise 96.69 percent of the budget for one full-time position(s) and one part-time position(s), and a total of 1.75 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 3.31 percent of the FY26 budget.

County Priority Outcomes

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

  • Effective, Sustainable Government

Program Descriptions

  Merit System Oversight

The Merit System Protection Board oversees the merit system and protects employee and job applicant rights guaranteed under the merit system; conducts or authorizes periodic audits of the classification system; comments on any proposed changes in the merit system law or regulations; reviews the need to amend laws or regulations;...

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Program Contacts

Contact Edward E. Haenftling, Jr. of the Merit System Protection Board at 240-777-6620 or Shantee Jackson of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2751 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY24
Budget
FY25
Estimate
FY25
Recommended
FY26
%Chg
Bud/Rec
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages221661.00231499.00 218582.00 301439.0030.2
Employee Benefits47663.0061442.00 55257.00 59600.00-3.0
County General Fund Personnel Costs269324.00292941.00 273839.00 361039.0023.2
Operating Expenses402912.0014504.00 14504.00 12344.00-14.9
County General Fund Expenditures672236.00307445.00 288343.00 373383.0021.4
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 1.000.0
Part-Time2.002.00 2.00 1.00-50.0
FTEs1.501.50 1.50 1.7516.7
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Employee Benefits0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures672236.00307445.00 288343.00 373383.0021.4
Total Full-Time Positions0.000.00 0.00 1.000.0
Total Part-Time Positions2.002.00 2.00 1.00-50.0
Total FTEs1.501.50 1.50 1.7516.7
Total Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION3074451.50
Changes (with service impacts)
Enhance: Convert Executive Director from Part-Time to Full-Time [Merit System Oversight]564500.25
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment80830.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases36390.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs-740.00
Decrease Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment-21600.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED3733831.75
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended373.000000373.000000373.000000373.000000373.000000373.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts0.0000000.0000000.0000000.0000000.0000000.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures373.000000373.000000373.000000373.000000373.000000373.000000