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Budget Year / Version:
FY 26
RECOMMENDED
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Mission Statement

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Budget Overview

County Priority Outcomes

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

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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 FY25 estimates reflect funding based on the FY25 approved budget. The FY26 and FY27 figures are performance targets based on the FY26 recommended budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY27.

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Initiatives

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

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 County, its agencies, and instrumentalities. These general counsel services include providing legal advice to the Executive and Legislative Branches of County government on a wide variety of government operations; drafting and reviewing legislation, contracts, and real estate transactions for legal sufficiency; collecting...

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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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Budget Snapshot
91.5%8.5%012345678910Personnel CostsOperating Expenses
79.4%20.6%02345678Salaries & WagesBenefits
Budget Trends
$10.7M$0M$10.5M$0M$8.7M$7.5MGeneralFundGrant Fund$0M $3.2M $6.3M $9.5M $12.6M FY26 BudgetFY25 BudgetFY24 ActualFY23 Actual
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Program Contacts

Contact Carolyn Kilgariff of the Office of the County Attorney at 240-777-6766 or Veronica Jaua of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2782 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 Wages$5,975,828$7,341,820$7,144,157$7,708,9395.0%
Employee Benefits$1,517,648$1,800,649$1,761,062$2,012,13511.7%
County General Fund Personnel Costs$7,493,476$9,142,469$8,905,219$9,721,0746.3%
Operating Expenses$862,331$1,347,217$1,148,500$944,595-29.9%
County General Fund Expenditures$8,355,807$10,489,686$10,053,719$10,665,6691.7%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time787878813.9%
Part-Time11110.0%
FTEs43.650.7550.7551.752.0%
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees$1,996$0$0$00.0%
Federal Financial Participation Reimbursements$173,752$250,000$250,000$250,0000.0%
Other Intergovernmental$45,630$45,630$45,630$45,6300.0%
County General Fund Revenues$221,378$295,630$295,630$295,6300.0%
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages$0$0$0$00.0%
Employee Benefits$0$0$0$00.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs$0$0$0$00.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures$0$0$0$00.0%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time00000.0%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs00000.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues$0$0$0$00.0%
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures$8,355,807$10,489,686$10,053,719$10,665,6691.7%
Total Full-Time Positions787878813.8%
Total Part-Time Positions11110.0%
Total FTEs43.650.7550.7551.752.0%
Total Revenues$221,378$295,630$295,630$295,6300.0%
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$10,489,68650.75
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Assistant County Attorney III for Grants Management Support [General Counsel]$136,0321.00
Enhance: Legal Files - Case Management Software to Support OCA's Workload [Administration]$36,0000.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment$409,5860.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases$185,2490.00
Increase Cost: Lapse Adjustment [Administration]$121,8770.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment$21,6550.00
Increase Cost: Miscellaneous Expenditures - Self Insurance Fund/Workers' Compensation [Administration]$6,8000.00
Decrease Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment($4,022)0.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs($111,317)0.00
Technical Adj: Reverse one time lapse increase [Administration]($121,877)0.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY25($504,000)0.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED$10,665,66951.75
Program Summary
Program NameFY25 APPR
Expenditures
FY25 APPR
FTEs
FY26 REC
Expenditures
FY26 REC
FTEs
Administration$2,969,59512$2,261,73410
General Counsel$7,384,60637.75$8,403,93541.75
Litigation$135,4851$00
Total$10,489,68650.75$10,665,66951.75
Charges to Other Departments
Charged DepartmentCharged FundFY25
Total$
FY25
FTES
FY26
Total$
FY26
FTES
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
Permitting ServicesPermitting Services$173,9791$189,7811
FinanceRisk Management (Self Insurance - ISF)$3,641,92420$4,111,63222
Housing and Community AffairsMontgomery Housing Initiative$165,5301$214,3941
Health and Human ServicesGeneral Fund$60,3601$60,3601
Health and Human ServicesGrant Fund$194,2942.4$194,2942.4
NDA - Montgomery County Employee Retirement PlansEmployees Retirement Savings Plan (RSP)$17,9450.1$19,5800.1
NDA - Montgomery County Employee Retirement PlansRetirement Fund (ERS)$75,3680.42$82,2370.42
NDA - Montgomery County Employee Retirement PlansRetiree Health Benefits Trust Fund$30,5060.17$33,2860.17
NDA - Montgomery County Employee Retirement PlansRSP-Disability Benefits (LTD2)$10,7670.06$11,7480.06
Human ResourcesEmployee Health Self Insurance$17,9450.1$19,5800.1
Parking District ServicesBethesda Parking$60,4470.3$65,1000.3
Parking District ServicesSilver Spring Parking$39,5650.2$40,7950.2
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Disposal$166,9090.75$180,3530.75
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Collection$55,6360.25$60,1180.25
Total$4,711,17527.75$5,283,25829.75
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended$10,666$10,666$10,666$10,666$10,666$10,666
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Recommended in FY26$0$44$44$44$44$44
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 FY26$0($227)($227)($227)($227)($227)
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY26, including (Knowledge Transfer Contract, Legal Files - Case Management Software, and miscellaneous expenditures), will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Restore One-Time Lapse Decrease$0$20$20$20$20$20
Restores in FY27 the one-time lapse decrease made in the FY26 budget.
Labor Contracts$0$56$56$56$56$56
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures$10,666$10,559$10,559$10,559$10,559$10,559