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Mission Statement

The Ethics Commission exercises authorities granted to it under the Public Ethics Law to promote the public's trust of County government and to ensure the impartiality of County employees, including elected officials, in the execution of their responsibilities.

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Budget Overview

The total approved FY25 Operating Budget for the Ethics Commission is $416,473, an increase of $25,220 or 6.45 percent from the FY24 Approved Budget of $391,253. Personnel Costs comprise 90.79 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 9.21 percent of the FY25 budget.

County Priority Outcomes

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

  • Effective, Sustainable Government

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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 financial disclosure statements required (calendar year)1,8721,8921,8921,8921,892
Number of formal opinions, waivers, and guidance (calendar year)2121212121
Number of lobbyist activity reports (calendar year)287255255255255
Number of lobbyists registered (calendar year)184156156156156
Number of outside employment requests processed (calendar year)2,0421,8521,8521,8521,852
Percentage of Executive Branch public financial disclosure filers in compliance with ethics training requirement99%99%99%
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Initiatives

  • Consistent with statutory requirements, the lobbying activity reporting system will be adjusted to require reporting of the specific matters on which lobbying has occurred. When activity reports are filed in July of 2024, lobbyists will be required to "list each matter on which lobbying occurred during the reporting period: use bill numbers, formal designations or other specific references or detail in describing the matter".
  • Commission staff will implement a training video to support the mandatory one-hour online ethics training program for new County employees. This video will be available for those unable to attend the live online training provided by Commission staff.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • Changes to the Public Ethics Law through amendments to Montgomery County Code §11B-52 became effective in February 2023, resulting in Commission staff implementing new program requirements, including making changes to the financial disclosure system's reporting requirements.

Program Descriptions

  Ethics Program Compliance

Financial Disclosure: The Public Ethics Law requires filing of financial disclosure reports by certain County employees. The Ethics Commission administers the electronic filing system for reporting and coordinates with the Office of Human Resources and all County agencies regarding the status of filers. It resolves all anomalous circumstances and questions...

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Program Contacts

Contact Erin Chu of the Ethics Commission at 240.777.6676 or Eva Acevedo of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2763 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary
TitleActual
FY23
Budget
FY24
Estimate
FY24
Approved
FY25
%Chg
Bud/App
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages282834.00287019.00 258218.00 308825.007.6
Employee Benefits63906.0065902.00 63410.00 69294.005.2
County General Fund Personnel Costs346740.00352921.00 321628.00 378119.007.1
Operating Expenses970.0038332.00 38332.00 38354.000.1
County General Fund Expenditures347710.00391253.00 359960.00 416473.006.4
PERSONNEL
Full-Time2.002.00 2.00 2.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs2.002.00 2.00 2.000.0
REVENUES
Miscellaneous Revenues21875.0020000.00 20000.00 20000.000.0
County General Fund Revenues21875.0020000.00 20000.00 20000.000.0
FY25 Approved Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION3912532.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases139130.00
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment121910.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Personnel Costs29340.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail220.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-38400.00
FY25 APPROVED4164732.00
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY25FY26FY27FY28FY29FY30
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Approved416.000000416.000000416.000000416.000000416.000000416.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts0.0000005.0000005.0000005.0000005.0000005.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures416.000000421.000000421.000000421.000000421.000000421.000000