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Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings (OZAH) is to conduct quasi-judicial trial-type hearings that are fair, understandable, and accessible to all participants regardless of race, ethnicity, disability, and financial income. OZAH is committed to establishing policies, processes, and internal training to minimize unconscious bias, remove barriers for non-English speaking or disabled participants, and mitigate barriers for those without financial resources to expend on the hearing process.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY26 Operating Budget for the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings is $883,196, an increase of $63,719 or 7.78 percent from the FY25 Approved Budget of $819,477. Personnel Costs comprise 85.19 percent of the budget for four full-time position(s) and no part-time position(s), and a total of 4.00 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 14.81 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

  Zoning and Administrative Hearings

The Hearing Examiner receives applications for certain zoning matters decided by the County Council; schedules and conducts public hearings; prepares and issues reports and recommendations for County Council action; receives applications; hears and decides conditional use cases; schedules and conducts hearings in contested cases referred by other departments, such as...

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Program Contacts

Contact Kathleen Byrne of the Office of Zoning and Administrative Hearings at 240-777-6667 or Hamza Ahmed of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2783 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 Wages615148.00586443.00 580314.00 593086.001.1
Employee Benefits141569.00147090.00 141825.00 159331.008.3
County General Fund Personnel Costs756717.00733533.00 722139.00 752417.002.6
Operating Expenses66034.0085944.00 85944.00 130779.0052.2
County General Fund Expenditures822751.00819477.00 808083.00 883196.007.8
PERSONNEL
Full-Time4.004.00 4.00 4.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs4.004.00 4.00 4.000.0
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees3006.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Zoning Fees142669.0065000.00 125000.00 110000.0069.2
County General Fund Revenues145675.0065000.00 125000.00 110000.0069.2
 
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 Expenditures822751.00819477.00 808083.00 883196.007.8
Total Full-Time Positions4.004.00 4.00 4.000.0
Total Part-Time Positions0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Total FTEs4.004.00 4.00 4.000.0
Total Revenues145675.0065000.00 125000.00 110000.0069.2
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION8194774.00
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Technical Assistance - Hybrid Hearings [Zoning and Administrative Hearings]300000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment157820.00
Increase Cost: Temporary/Clerical Staff [Zoning and Administrative Hearings]140000.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases69450.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment14510.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment8350.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs-52940.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED8831964.00
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended883.000000883.000000883.000000883.000000883.000000883.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Elimination of One-Time Items Recommended in FY260.000000-14.000000-14.000000-14.000000-14.000000-14.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY26, including Temporary/Clerical Staff, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Subtotal Expenditures883.000000869.000000869.000000869.000000869.000000869.000000