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Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of the People's Counsel is twofold. First, the office serves to protect the public interest in land use hearings by promoting a full and fair presentation of relevant issues to achieve balanced administrative records. Second, the office provides technical assistance to residents and citizen associations so they can effectively participate in the County's land use control processes.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY26 Operating Budget for the Office of the People's Counsel is $261,783, a new appropriation in FY26. Personnel Costs comprise 87.39 percent of the budget for two full-time position(s) and no part-time position(s), and a total of 2.00 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 12.61 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

  Director's Office

The Office of the People's Counsel is authorized by County Code Chapter 1A, Section 1A-204 and Chapter 2, Section 2-150 to represent the public interest in the County's land use regulatory process. The office assists residents and citizens' associations in presenting their issues in land use hearings conducted by the...

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Program Contacts

Contact - of the Office of the People's Counsel at 240-777-2783 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 Wages0.000.00 0.00 179470.000.0
Employee Benefits0.000.00 0.00 49313.000.0
County General Fund Personnel Costs0.000.00 0.00 228783.000.0
Operating Expenses0.000.00 0.00 33000.000.0
County General Fund Expenditures0.000.00 0.00 261783.000.0
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 2.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs0.000.00 0.00 2.000.0
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION00.00
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Staff including One People's Counsel and Administrative Specialist [Director's Office]2287832.00
Add: Operating Expenditures [Director's Office]330000.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED2617832.00
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended262.000000262.000000262.000000262.000000262.000000262.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Recommended in FY260.00000076.00000076.00000076.00000076.00000076.000000
New positions in the FY26 budget are generally assumed to be filled at least three 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 FY260.000000-25.000000-25.000000-25.000000-25.000000-25.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY26 will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Subtotal Expenditures262.000000313.000000313.000000313.000000313.000000313.000000