Mission Statement

The Office of the County Executive provides leadership to the community and administrative direction to the County's departments and offices. The Office is committed to providing accurate, timely, and effective support to the County Executive and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) as they carry out their responsibilities to residents and employees of Montgomery County in an atmosphere that is characterized by excellence, efficiency, openness, equity, and integrity.

Budget Overview

The total recommended FY27 Operating Budget for the Office of the County Executive is $8,391,691, an increase of $442,904 or 5.57 percent from the FY26 Approved Budget of $7,948,787. Personnel Costs comprise 87.14 percent of the budget for 44 full-time position(s) and five part-time position(s), and a total of 34.83 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 12.86 percent of the FY27 budget.

County Priority Outcomes

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

• An Affordable, Welcoming County for a Lifetime
• Thriving Youth and Families
• Easier Commutes
• A Greener County
• Effective, Sustainable Government
• Safe Neighborhoods
• A Growing Economy

Initiatives

• The Internal Audit Program initiated two additional audits in FY26 (with report publication expected in early FY27): Capital Assets, and Information Technology Patch Management and Threat Detection.
• Expanding executive and transformational coaching for high impact leaders within Montgomery County government.

Innovations and Productivity Improvements

• Internal Audit completed and published six audit reports in FY25 and FY26, including the following audits: Information Technology Data Security and Governance; Purchasing Card Administration in the Community Engagement Cluster and the Department of Health and Human Services; Contract Management Audits in the Department of Recreation and the Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions; and the Informal Solicitation Process.
• The NaCo Achievement Award Winning Accelerator course enabled initiatives and improvements across Montgomery County government and helped them to spread. Using a blend of process improvement and human centered design, 75 new accelerators joined the community. Completed projects include both improvements for constituents like improving event process flow for public health events, as well as internal improvements like reducing errors in leave use. The course itself models the change with improvements to asynchronous learning and improved data collection.
• Innovation@MCG launched a popular GenAI Explorers group to enhance knowledge sharing, develop new use cases, and co-hosted the State of Maryland's AI Community of Practice to promote exchange of ideas and enhance collaboration.
• Innovation@MCG hosted two Bright Spots Showcases pulling together employees from across the County to lift up what's working and create spaces for it to be replicated.
• Partnership successes include the launch of Montgomery County's no-cost GenAI for Public Servants training with InnovateUS, a job fair for federal workers and talent pipeline development with Work for America's Civic Match, and work to improve the processing of benefits applications with philanthropically supported partnerships with NavaLabs and US Digital Response.

Program Descriptions

  County Executive - Policy Planning and Development

The County Executive oversees the enforcement of the laws of Montgomery County and provides executive direction to all departments and offices of the County government. The County Executive develops policies; proposes services, programs, budgets, and legislation to the County Council; adopts Executive Orders and Regulations; and appoints citizens to...

  CAO - Supervision & Management of Executive Branch Departments

The Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) oversees the operations and services of all departments and offices of the Executive Branch. The CAO also advises the County Executive on all administrative and government operations/service-related matters and coordinates final review and decision-making on policies, programs, service delivery, budgets, legislation, regulations, and related matters....

  Internal Audit

The Internal Audit program provides independent strategic risk-based auditing services. The core functions of this program are to: improve internal controls and provide reasonable assurance of reliable financial reporting; ensure effective and efficient operations; meet legal and regulatory compliance requirements; conduct fraud investigations and inform deterrence; and safeguard County assets....

  Administration

The Administration program provides budget development and analysis, fiscal and inventory control, personnel and payroll management, training and supervision, procurement, and contract administration....

  Business Center Team

The Business Center Team program serves as a visible point of entry for the business community by coordinating the delivery of County services and projects related to business development. The Business Center Team guides business clients in identifying where to go for assistance and ensures results-driven relationships and projects with...

  Innovation

Innovation@MCG supports colleagues across the Montgomery County government to more deeply understand challenges and redesign how government serves people. The Accelerator course guides employees through a structured problem-solving approach to make tangible improvements to their processes and systems. The team hosts the County Executive's bi-annual Bright Spots Showcase to celebrate...