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Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of the County Attorney (OCA) is to act as the Chief Legal Officer of Montgomery County Government and to conduct all its legal business.

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Budget Overview

The total approved FY24 Operating Budget for the Office of the County Attorney is $7,623,648, an increase of $861,797 or 12.74 percent from the FY23 Approved Budget of $6,761,851. Personnel Costs comprise 89.01 percent of the budget for 78 full-time position(s) and one part-time position(s), and a total of 43.60 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 10.99 percent of the FY24 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), with multi-program measures displayed at the front of this section and program-specific measures shown with the relevant program. The FY23 estimates reflect funding based on the FY23 approved budget. The FY24 and FY25 figures are performance targets based on the FY24 approved budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY25.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • OCA is updating its contracting resources for departments by providing standardized contracting forms as well as developing specialized terms and conditions for certain contract types. Such forms will include contract templates and standardized language for use in both contracts and amendments. OCA is also standardizing bond forms for non-construction contracts in which bonding may be required. This will enable departments to process their contracts and amendments more efficiently and ensure compliance with relevant County law.
  • OCA successfully secured copyrights for comic scripts, jingles, and animated characters developed for the County's "Salud y Bienestar" (For Our Health and Wellbeing) media campaign, spearheaded by HHS' Latino Health Initiative to bring COVID and general health awareness and information to the County's Latino communities.
  • OCA developed and implemented a new online portal application to manage workflow and tracking progress of Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) legal reviews requested by the client. Previously, OCA handled MOUs through an ad-hoc system of emails and spreadsheets with no central management system. The new system allows OCA to be more efficient and streamlined in providing this service and provides the client with up-to-date information on progress and outcomes.
  • OCA has led the County's effort to retain and manage a consultant to perform the required disparity study for the County's Minority, Female and Disabled-Owned Businesses (MFD) program. This effort includes working with the Office of Procurement and other departments in County government to obtain relevant data for all County contracts and to liaise with local businesses to ensure opportunities to obtain County contracts are made available to all County businesses.
  • In August 2022, OCA, in collaboration with TEBS and DGS, launched the electronic archiving application. OCA played a key part in the design, development, and testing processes. The new application improves the archiving process and eliminates mundane paper processes.
  • OCA launched the subpoena review application in August 2022-an online application designed to centralize all routing and responses to subpoenas issued to HHS for summons of records and witness testimony. This application enables OCA to manage, sort, and track all pending subpoenas for appropriate responses.

Program Descriptions

  Litigation

Through this program, OCA represents the County (and other members of the Self-Insurance Fund) before all courts and administrative agencies in which claims for relief are sought in connection with alleged wrong-doing by members of the Self-Insurance Fund and their employees. The Litigation program also provides the County with legal...

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  General Counsel

This program provides general counsel services to the agencies and instrumentalities of the County government. These general counsel services include providing legal advice to the Executive and Legislative Branches of County government; review of legislation and transactions for legal sufficiency; collection of debts owed to the County; representation of the...

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  Administration

Under this program, administrative support, financial and operational management, and oversight is provided in support of the Litigation Program and the General Counsel Program. This program also provides administrative, research, and technical guidance and support to divisions within the Department, allowing for an equitable distribution of work assignments, cross-training of...

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Program Contacts

Contact Carolyn Kilgariff of the Office of the County Attorney at 240.777.6766 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
FY22
Budget
FY23
Estimate
FY23
Approved
FY24
%Chg
Bud/App
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages4640389.004783377.00 5278256.00 5439162.0013.7
Employee Benefits1213246.001143635.00 1291898.00 1346831.0017.8
County General Fund Personnel Costs5853635.005927012.00 6570154.00 6785993.0014.5
Operating Expenses1334914.00834839.00 673358.00 837655.000.3
County General Fund Expenditures7188549.006761851.00 7243512.00 7623648.0012.7
PERSONNEL
Full-Time77.0079.00 79.00 78.00-1.3
Part-Time1.001.00 1.00 1.000.0
FTEs41.7042.80 42.80 43.601.9
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees57.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Federal Financial Participation Reimbursements251339.00250000.00 250000.00 250000.000.0
Other Intergovernmental45630.0045630.00 45630.00 45630.000.0
Miscellaneous Revenues215000.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
County General Fund Revenues512026.00295630.00 295630.00 295630.000.0
 
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 Expenditures7188549.006761851.00 7243512.00 7623648.0012.7
Total Full-Time Positions77.0079.00 79.00 78.00-1.3
Total Part-Time Positions1.001.00 1.00 1.000.0
Total FTEs41.7042.80 42.80 43.601.9
Total Revenues512026.00295630.00 295630.00 295630.000.0
FY24 Approved Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY23 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION676185142.80
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Re-align: Shift Capital Fund Chargeback to General Fund [General Counsel]3541921.80
Increase Cost: FY24 Compensation Adjustment2731390.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Compensation Increases2521940.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Personnel Costs713020.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Lapsed Positions306400.00
Re-align: Reconfigure Staffing to Address Service Needs [General Counsel]62660.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment35350.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail28160.00
Re-align: One-time Budget Adjustment to Reflect Higher Than Expected Vacant Positions [Administration]-234230.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of Long-Term Vacancy [Administration]-108864-1.00
FY24 APPROVED762364843.60
Program Summary
Program NameFY23 APPR
Expenditures
FY23 APPR
FTEs
FY24 APPR
Expenditures
FY24 APPR
FTEs
Administration207409312.00225964712.00
General Counsel468775830.80536400131.60
Litigation00.0000.00
Total676185142.80762364843.60
Charges to Other Departments
Charged DepartmentCharged FundFY23
Total$
FY23
FTES
FY24
Total$
FY24
FTES
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
CIPCapital Fund5086982.801852141.00
Board of AppealsGeneral Fund860160.50954390.50
Correction and RehabilitationGeneral Fund1726791.001924391.00
Cable Television Communications PlanCable TV986020.501049700.50
Permitting ServicesPermitting Services1829851.001539441.00
FinanceGeneral Fund1924781.051620581.05
FinanceRisk Management (Self Insurance - ISF)318065421.00339348721.00
Housing and Community AffairsGeneral Fund960100.501040590.50
Housing and Community AffairsMontgomery Housing Initiative1920211.002081181.00
Health and Human ServicesGeneral Fund1503251.501571221.50
Health and Human ServicesGrant Fund1942942.401942942.40
NDA - Retiree Health Benefits TrustRetiree Health Benefits Trust Fund322070.17275880.17
NDA - Retiree Health Benefits TrustRSP-Disability Benefits (LTD2)113670.0697370.06
NDA - Montgomery County Employee Retirement PlansGeneral Fund189450.10162280.10
NDA - Montgomery County Employee Retirement PlansEmployees Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)127730.10162280.10
NDA - Montgomery County Employee Retirement PlansRetirement Fund (ERS)536480.42681590.42
Human ResourcesEmployee Health Self Insurance127730.10162280.10
Parking District ServicesBethesda Parking414560.30517830.30
Parking District ServicesSilver Spring Parking329140.20356530.20
PoliceGeneral Fund1911301.002014051.00
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Disposal1441920.751553540.75
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Collection480640.25517850.25
Total565423136.70560129234.90
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY24FY25FY26FY27FY28FY29
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY24 Approved7624.0000007624.0000007624.0000007624.0000007624.0000007624.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Restore One-Time Lapse Increase0.00000023.00000023.00000023.00000023.00000023.000000
Restores in FY25 the one-time lapse increase made in the FY24 budget.
Labor Contracts0.000000206.000000206.000000206.000000206.000000206.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures7624.0000007853.0000007853.0000007853.0000007853.0000007853.000000