up
Budget Year / Version:
anchor
anchor

Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) is to promote the effectiveness and efficiency of programs and operations of County government and independent County agencies; prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in government activities; and propose ways to increase the legal, fiscal, and ethical accountability of County government and County-funded agencies.

anchor

Budget Overview

The total approved FY24 Operating Budget for the Office of Inspector General is $2,917,321, an increase of $404,921 or 16.12 percent from the FY23 Approved Budget of $2,512,400. Personnel Costs comprise 95.30 percent of the budget for 19 full-time position(s) and no part-time position(s), and a total of 19.00 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 4.70 percent of the FY24 budget.

Consistent with the County Charter, the County Executive makes recommendations on the operating budget for all County departments, offices, and agencies. However, recognizing the Charter-defined roles, the County Executive defers significantly to Legislative and Judicial Branch agencies. Questions regarding the approved budgets for Legislative Branch departments should be directed to Sandra Marin, 240-777-7923.

County Priority Outcomes

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

  • A Growing Economy
  • Effective, Sustainable Government

anchor

Program Performance Measures

Performance measures for this department are included below (where applicable). The FY24 estimates reflect funding based on the FY24 approved budget. The FY25 and FY26 figures are performance targets based on the FY25 approved budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY26.

MeasureActual
FY22
Actual
FY23
Estimated
FY24
Target
FY25
Target
FY26
Number of evaluations, inspections, or reviews of County programs and operations completed annually (the goal is two per year)23222
Number of audits or reviews of Principal Departments completed in current cycle (24 total to be completed in FY21-FY24 cycle)23222
Percent of audit/inspection/investigation reports completed within 8 months77%92%80%
Percent of complaints reviewed and action initiated within 5 business days97%96%95%
Percent of initial inquiries (with no reports or memo) completed within 20 business days 1100%100%98%
1  The Office of Inspector General (OIG) either completed preliminary inquiry work without further comment, or reclassified the item for continuation as an audit, inspection, investigation, evaluation, or review.
anchor

Initiatives

  • OIG spearheaded multiple new outreach initiatives for County Employees. The OIG now sends new County employees an email that explains OIG's role and ways to contact OIG. In addition, OIG was featured on a banner highlighting the OIG hotline for all outgoing County email for the month of November 2023 to recognize Fraud Awareness month.

  • OIG began outreach efforts to MCPS to help educate Montgomery County Public Schools employees on how they can help the OIG to fight fraud, waste, and abuse, and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the programs and operations of MCPS and the Board of Education.

anchor

Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • A mechanism to track savings and improvements identified $133,000 in improper payments, $23,661 funds that could have been put to better use, $160,000,000 in potentially underreported spending, $210,000 in revenue loss, and $1,600 in theft through OIG audits, investigations, and referrals.

  • Bill 27-22 expanded protections against retaliation to all complainants to the OIG, extended the obligation to report fraud, waste, and abuse to County contractors, and enhanced the subpoena power to ensure OIG access to necessary records.

Program Descriptions

  Inspector General

The Inspector General conducts independent audits, reviews, and investigations; receives and investigates credible complaints; reports possible violations of the law to law enforcement or another appropriate organization; notifies the County Council and County Executive of serious problems in programs; reviews legislation and regulations to strengthen controls and increase accountability; and...

Read More
Budget Trends
anchor
Program Contacts

Contact Becky Bolat of the Office of Inspector General at 240.777.8243 or Grace Pedersen of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.773.1088 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

Related Links
Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY23
Budget
FY24
Estimate
FY24
Approved
FY25
%Chg
Bud/App
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages1662845.002174860.00 2098072.00 2756714.0026.8
Employee Benefits414540.00605323.00 515252.00 706075.0016.6
County General Fund Personnel Costs2077385.002780183.00 2613324.00 3462789.0024.6
Operating Expenses357941.00137138.00 175138.00 149411.009.0
County General Fund Expenditures2435326.002917321.00 2788462.00 3612200.0023.8
PERSONNEL
Full-Time17.0019.00 19.00 21.0010.5
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs17.0019.00 19.00 21.0010.5
 
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 Expenditures2435326.002917321.00 2788462.00 3612200.0023.8
Total Full-Time Positions17.0019.00 19.00 21.0010.5
Total Part-Time Positions0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Total FTEs17.0019.00 19.00 21.0010.5
Total Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FY25 Approved Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION291732119.00
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Staffing of the Educational Oversight Division for MCPS Investigations [Inspector General]2376342.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Restore: Restore One Time lapse Adjustment [Inspector General]1300000.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases1230170.00
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment1182070.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Lapsed Positions890090.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment205000.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail15750.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY24-76420.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY24 Personnel Costs-174210.00
FY25 APPROVED361220021.00
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY25FY26FY27FY28FY29FY30
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Approved3612.0000003612.0000003612.0000003612.0000003612.0000003612.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Approved in FY250.00000073.00000073.00000073.00000073.00000073.000000
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 Approved in FY250.000000-10.000000-10.000000-10.000000-10.000000-10.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY25, including one-time computer and furniture purchases for new employees, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts0.00000053.00000053.00000053.00000053.00000053.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures3612.0000003728.0000003728.0000003728.0000003728.0000003728.000000