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Mission Statement

The Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA) works to preserve and increase the supply of affordable housing; maintain existing housing in a safe and sanitary condition; preserve the safety and quality of residential and commercial areas; ensure fair and equitable relations between landlords and tenants; and support the success of common ownership communities - all with a focus on reducing racial inequities and climate change impacts.

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Budget Overview

The total approved FY25 Operating Budget for the Department of Housing and Community Affairs is $78,527,281, an increase of $1,767,739 or 2.30 percent from the FY24 Approved Budget of $76,759,542. Personnel Costs comprise 21.39 percent of the budget for 127 full-time position(s) and no part-time position(s), and a total of 121.00 FTEs. Total FTEs may include seasonal or temporary positions and may also reflect workforce charged to or from other departments or funds. Operating Expenses and Debt Service account for the remaining 78.61 percent of the FY25 budget.

In addition, this department's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) requires Current Revenue funding.

County Priority Outcomes

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

  • A Greener County
  • An Affordable, Welcoming County for a Lifetime
  • 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 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.

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Initiatives

  • Provide $160.5 million in funding to produce and preserve affordable housing units in Montgomery County. This funding commitment includes the allocation of $13.5 million in the Montgomery Housing Initiative (MHI) Fund, $97 million in the Affordable Housing Acquisition and Preservation CIP project, and a total of $50 million in FY24 and FY25 in the Nonprofit Preservation Fund CIP.

  • Provide $56 million in new resources for the Montgomery Housing Initiative Fund to continue various programs and projects dedicated to creating and preserving affordable housing, and related services. The funding will provide for the renovation of distressed housing, creation of housing units for special needs residents, rental assistance and rapid rehousing, homeless prevention and relocation assistance, homeowner downpayment assistance, home accessibility rehabilitation, services to the "Building Neighborhoods to Call Home", "Housing First" programs, and the creation of mixed-income housing.

  • Provide funds for the new Rent Stabilization Program to be fully operational in FY25. This program establishes maximum allowable rent increases to stabilize rents in the County while ensures landlords can earn a fair return on their investment.
  • Provide annualized funding to support the implementation and enforcement of Bill 22-23 Short-term Residential Rental reassigned from the Department of Health and Human Services to the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA). The funding allows for improvement of the licensing application processes and enhancement of required housing inspections. The funding sources come from the adjusted licensing fees that allow the program to be self-supporting.
  • Restructure DHCA's organizational functions by creating a new "Rental Housing" Division to support more synergy and collaboration between the Office of Landlord and Tenant Affairs (OLTA) and the Rent Stabilization Program, realigning some programs among different divisions for more effective operations, and adding needed staffing to close operational gaps and enhance service delivery.
  • Create a Manager II position to manage the new Rental Housing Division to ensure rent stabilization mandates are fully implemented and integrated with other relevant services and functions across the department.
  • Increase licensing fees on multifamily rental units and other housing types to align with the fees charged by surrounding jurisdictions and offset staffing needs. The revenue generated from the licensing fees will be utilized to directly support programmatic operations and improve service delivery in Licensing and Registration, Code Enforcement, Landlord-Tenant Mediation, Rent Stabilization, and the Short-term Residential Rental programs.
  • Add CIP funding to create a new loan program for the revitalization of troubled and distressed Common Ownership Communities (COC). This new loan program will help COC communities to address needed capital improvements and avoid loss or displacement of housing units, particularly for low-income homeowners.
  • Add one Program Manager II position in the Asset Management unit to provide loan servicing and monitoring for the new COC loan program, as well as multifamily housing loan projects funded with additional resources in the Montgomery Housing Initiative Fund and the new Nonprofit Preservation Fund.
  • Continue to actively underwrite affordable housing loans to preserve and produce affordable housing. Three developments for multi-family projects have already been identified for potential funding in FY25. These developments would preserve or produce a total of 655 units, including 357 affordable units.

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

  • DHCA's Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit (MPDU) program continues to generate new affordable units throughout the County. During FY23, the MPDU program generated 378 new MPDUs offered either for sale (43 units) or for rent (335 units).
  • DHCA's Multifamily Housing Development team successfully closed thirteen residential real estate loan transactions in FY23. Montgomery County provided more than $96 million towards these developments. These transactions preserved, rehabilitated, or produced 975 units of affordable housing at an average cost of $98,847 per unit throughout the County.
  • The Focused Neighborhood Assistance (FNA) program provides financial and technical assistance to improve the quality of life, safety, and welfare of their residents. Construction was substantially completed in FY23 for the Grover's Forge, Center Stage, Walker's Choice, and The Hamptons neighborhoods of Montgomery Village. All these communities will benefit from new LED lighting and site improvements. Additionally, the FNA program advanced a drainage and landscaping improvement project in the Wedgewood neighborhood and a lighting and common area improvement plan for the Montclair neighborhood.
  • Historically, the Code Enforcement team completes an average of 28,000 site visits and responds to 10,000 service requests annually. In FY23, the team completed 40,970 site visits and responded to more than 9,600 service requests.
  • DHCA's Code Enforcement unit continues to implement a contract established in 2003 with the City of Takoma Park to inspect the City's residential rental facilities. This agreement was established to ensure the protection of the health, safety and welfare of persons residing in over 500 residential rental facilities and 3,200 rental units within the City of Takoma Park.

Program Descriptions

  Multi-Family Housing Programs

This program creates, preserves, and rehabilitates affordable multi-family housing units. This section provides funding to supplement rents through rental agreements, negotiates Payments In Lieu of Taxes (PILOTS), reviews and approves rental building sales through the Right of First Refusal (ROFR) program, and negotiates and completes loans to create or preserve...

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  Affordable Housing Programs

This program oversees the creation, selection, and oversight of inclusionary affordable housing units. It primarily enforces Chapter 25A of the County Code to ensure that both rental and sale Moderately Priced Dwelling Units (MPDUs) are provided. The housing units produced are marketed at controlled prices, which makes them affordable to...

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  Housing Code Enforcement

This program enforces Chapter 26 of the County Code, Housing Maintenance, by inspecting rental condominiums, multi-family apartments, and single-family housing to ensure safe and sanitary conditions; Chapter 48, Solid Wastes; and Chapter 58, Weeds, the County's residential weeds and rubbish codes. Approximately 80 percent of the single-family inspections result from...

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  Grants Administration - Federal Programs

Staff provides management and oversight to ensure compliance with all regulatory requirements for Federal funding awarded to Montgomery County by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the Community Development Block Grant, the HOME Investment Partnership Grant, and the Emergency Solutions Grant programs. Funds from these programs...

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  Landlord-Tenant Mediation

The Office of Landlord-Tenant Affairs (OLTA) is charged with informing the public of the general rights and responsibilities of tenants and landlords and helping resolve disputes amicably, free of charge, without having to go through the District Court process. Landlord-Tenant enforces Chapter 29, Landlord-Tenant Relations of the Montgomery County Code,...

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  Neighborhood Revitalization

This program provides planning and implementation for neighborhood revitalization in targeted areas. Activities include commercial revitalization (physical and economic) in both local retail centers and central business districts as well as assistance to address other community concerns, including issues related to housing and public services. Primary funding for these activities...

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  Licensing and Registration

This program issues licenses to all rental housing (apartments, condominiums, and single-family) and registers all housing units within common ownership communities....

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  Housing Development

This program provides management and oversight to support activities withing the housing division including single- and multifamily housing programs. In addition to oversight of the affordable housing and multifamily housing programs, Housing Administration also oversees downpayment assistance programs, the creation of new affordable housing initiatives, and tax abatement PILOTs....

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  Administration

This program provides overall direction, administration, and managerial support to the Department. Activities include budgeting, financial management, asset management, personnel management and administration, program oversight, training, automated systems management, and policy/program development and implementation....

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  Common Ownership Community Program

The Office of Common Ownership Communities (OCOC) is committed to providing owners, tenants, residents, boards of directors, and management companies of self-governing residential communities with information, assistance, and impartial dispute resolution programs that improve the quality of life in the community, strengthen the self-governing community structure, and enhance the value...

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  Rent Stabilization

This program implements Bill 15-23 Landlord-Tenant Relations- Rent Stabilization which was enacted by the Montgomery County Council on July 18, 2023, and signed into law by the Montgomery County Executive on July 24, 2023. The program will ensure the implementation and compliance of all aspects of the rent stabilization law...

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Budget Trends
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Program Contacts

Contact Pofen Salem of the Department of Housing and Community Affairs at 240.777.3728 or Anita Aryeetey of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2784 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 Wages5878659.006858762.00 6650783.00 8819543.0028.6
Employee Benefits1621525.001935550.00 1842021.00 2448703.0026.5
County General Fund Personnel Costs7500184.008794312.00 8492804.00 11268246.0028.1
Operating Expenses1880054.001831406.00 2352195.00 2199927.0020.1
Capital Outlay229.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
County General Fund Expenditures9380467.0010625718.00 10844999.00 13468173.0026.8
PERSONNEL
Full-Time110.00112.00 112.00 127.0013.4
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs65.6569.25 69.25 84.4522.0
REVENUES
Landlord-Tennant Fees6586131.007487350.00 7487350.00 9092318.0021.4
Common Ownership Community Fees753447.001024705.00 1024705.00 998378.00-2.6
Other Charges/Fees-7370.0041500.00 41500.00 76155.0083.5
Other Fines/Forfeitures46802.009000.00 9000.00 96000.00966.7
Miscellaneous Revenues-1144.006500.00 6500.00 4000.00-38.5
Board of Appeals Fees0.000.00 0.00 35620.000.0
Other Licenses/Permits0.003000.00 3000.00 657500.000.0
County General Fund Revenues7377866.008572055.00 8572055.00 10959971.0027.9
 
MONTGOMERY HOUSING INITIATIVE
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages1504470.002455037.00 2108511.00 2664181.008.5
Employee Benefits369241.00626902.00 559029.00 713155.0013.8
Montgomery Housing Initiative Personnel Costs1873711.003081939.00 2667540.00 3377336.009.6
Operating Expenses105126699.0054205753.00 75033781.00 52818763.00-2.6
Montgomery Housing Initiative Expenditures107000410.0057287692.00 77701321.00 56196099.00-1.9
PERSONNEL
Full-Time1.001.00 1.00 2.00100.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs18.0522.15 22.15 23.154.5
REVENUES
Land Sale Proceeds2261429.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Commitment Fee0.00200000.00 711952.00 200000.000.0
Asset Management Fee0.0070200.00 70200.00 70200.000.0
MHI Transfer Tax105630.00100000.00 0.00 100000.000.0
Recordation Tax16855617.0023879590.00 20330037.00 22886826.00-4.2
Loan Payments6479251.003300000.00 21350588.00 3300000.000.0
Miscellaneous Revenues151808.0075006.00 75006.00 75006.000.0
MPDU Revenues1064998.001970000.00 1970000.00 1970000.000.0
Other Financing Sources71480.0054510.00 0.00 0.00-100.0
Investment Income5162141.004043580.00 6141850.00 4043580.000.0
MPDU Alternative Payments0.00360000.00 360000.00 0.00-100.0
HOC Contributions5736.004978750.00 3808542.00 4783542.00-3.9
Montgomery Housing Initiative Revenues32158090.0039031636.00 54818175.00 37429154.00-4.1
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages1680781.001869393.00 1869393.00 1731263.00-7.4
Employee Benefits423249.00392108.00 392108.00 419246.006.9
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs2104030.002261501.00 2261501.00 2150509.00-4.9
Operating Expenses16986431.006584631.00 6584631.00 6712500.001.9
Capital Outlay55984.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures19146445.008846132.00 8846132.00 8863009.000.2
PERSONNEL
Full-Time-1.00-1.00 -1.00 -2.00100.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs20.5014.80 14.80 13.40-9.5
REVENUES
Federal Grants10925770.006930829.00 6930829.00 6900829.00-0.4
Other Intergovernmental422630.00285303.00 285303.00 302180.005.9
State Grants1115424.00630000.00 630000.00 660000.004.8
Loan Payments3631536.001000000.00 1000000.00 1000000.000.0
Investment Income1353280.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues17448640.008846132.00 8846132.00 8863009.000.2
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures135527322.0076759542.00 97392452.00 78527281.002.3
Total Full-Time Positions110.00112.00 112.00 127.0013.4
Total Part-Time Positions0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Total FTEs104.20106.20 106.20 121.0013.9
Total Revenues56984596.0056449823.00 72236362.00 57252134.001.4
FY25 Approved Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION1062571869.25
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Eight Positions and Associated Operating Expenses to Fully Implement the Rent Stabilization Program (Bill 15-23) [Rent Stabilization]10085348.00
Add: Two Housing Code Inspectors and Associated Operating Expenses for Implementation of the Short-Term Residential Rental Program (Bill 22-23) [Housing Code Enforcement]3651092.00
Add: Two Information Technology Positions for the Implementation of Bill 15-23 - Rent Stabilization and Bill 22-23 - Short-Term Residential Rental Programs [Administration]2874422.00
Add: Two Program Specialists for the Implementation of the Short-Term Residential Rental Program (Bill 22-23) [Licensing and Registration]2324282.00
Add: One Manager II Position (Division Chief) for Overall Managerial Responsibilities for the New Rental Housing Division [Rent Stabilization]1229401.00
Enhance: On-going Information Technology Operating Expense for Software Licenses and Maintenance Needs for the Short-Term Residential Rental Portal. [Administration]951720.00
Enhance: On-going Information Technology Expense to Maintain and Monitor the Case Management System and Rental Portal [Administration]819570.00
Enhance: Enforcement of the Single-Family Survey and Licensing Registration [Licensing and Registration]791600.00
Eliminate: One Vacant Lapsed Position to Better Align the Division Personnel Complement [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]0-0.30
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment4451430.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases3696310.00
Shift: Manager II Transferred from the Office of Human Resources to Support Strategic Initiatives and New Programming [Administration]2292051.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Lapsed Positions2119500.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Administration]161680.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail26030.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Housing Development]-10000.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Multi-Family Housing Programs]-10000.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Neighborhood Revitalization]-15000.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Common Ownership Community Program]-40000.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-81780.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Administration]-156820.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Operating Expenses [Housing Code Enforcement]-161800.00
Decrease Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment-363940.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY24-425900.00
Shift: Tax-Supported Charge Backs to the Office of County Attorney [Administration]-114438-0.50
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY24 Personnel Costs-4640250.00
FY25 APPROVED1346817384.45
 
MONTGOMERY HOUSING INITIATIVE
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION5728769222.15
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: One Program Manager II Position to Support Operational and Increased Loan Servicing Needs [Administration]986931.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Operating Expenses to Reflect the Debt Service Transfer for the Housing Capital Improvements Program and the Housing Opportunities Commission Production Fund [Administration]8610800.00
Increase Cost: Adjust Operating Expenses to Reflect Delta Between the FY24 and FY25 General Fund Transfer [Administration]4170290.00
Increase Cost: FY25 Compensation Adjustment1202720.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY24 Compensation Increases908700.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Administration]659310.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment-21860.00
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY24 Personnel Costs-61190.00
Decrease Cost: Adjust Other Revenue Sources in the Housing Initiative Fund [Administration]-5156490.00
Decrease Cost: Rental Assistance Program Due to Decreased Recordation Tax Premium Estimates [Administration]-9927640.00
Decrease Cost: Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC) Production Fund Contributions to the Housing Initiative Fund [Administration]-12287500.00
FY25 APPROVED5619609923.15
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
FY24 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION884613214.80
Federal/State Programs
Add: Community Bridges, Inc. - Community Bridges Alumnae Program450000.00
Add: Community Reach of Montgomery County, Inc. - Mansfield Kaseman Health Clinic450000.00
Add: Homes Not Borders, Inc. - Home Set Ups and Moving Up Fund for Refugees and Migrants400000.00
Add: Collegiate Directions, Inc. - Career Mentoring Initiative400000.00
Add: Montgomery Housing Partnership, Inc. - MHP's Workforce Development Program400000.00
Add: United Way of the National Capital Area - Community Schools Model400000.00
Add: Mobile Medical Care, Inc. - Keeping Focused on Diabetic Eye Health367340.00
Add: Arts for the Aging, Inc. - Sustaining Health Equity Through the Participatory Arts357330.00
Add: Ayuda, Inc. - Domestic Violence & Family Law Survivors Program350000.00
Add: EveryMind, Inc. - Case Manager: Rep Payee and Friendly Visitor350000.00
Add: Latino Economic Development Corporation - LEDC Tenant Services and Eviction Prevention349200.00
Add: Horizons Greater Washington, Inc. - HGW School Year Saturday Academy - Montgomery County341080.00
Add: Community Reach of Montgomery County, Inc. - Rockville Emergency Assistance Program (REAP)330000.00
Add: Korean Community Service Center of Greater Washington, Inc. - Strengthening Asian Families through Empowerment and Service (SAFES)325330.00
Add: Food and Friends, Inc. - Improving the Lives and Health of the Most Vulnerable321150.00
Add: Community FarmShare LLC - Farm to Family Nutrition Access299650.00
Add: Germantown Cultural Arts Center, Inc. - Beyond BlackRock: Positive Youth Development Arts Outreach Programming250000.00
Add: Liberty's Promise, Inc. - Helping the Immigrant Youth of Montgomery County Succeed250000.00
Add: Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition, Inc. - The Bridge That Carried Us Over: Education for the 21st Century208920.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Technical Adj: Realign Budget Allocation Between PC and OE to Meet the Estimated Grant Amount [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]1139140.00
Increase Cost: Takoma Park Code Enforcement Contract [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]168770.00
Decrease Cost: Abolish Two Vacant Lapsed Positions to Better Realign Personnel Complement [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]0-1.40
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY24 Personnel Costs-1139140.00
Decrease Cost: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Adjustments [Grants Administration - Federal Programs]-6600000.00
FY25 APPROVED886300913.40
Program Summary
Program NameFY24 APPR
Expenditures
FY24 APPR
FTEs
FY25 APPR
Expenditures
FY25 APPR
FTEs
Administration253555213.70362568720.60
Affordable Housing Programs11380196.5011888766.00
Common Ownership Community Program10113326.1511009056.15
Grants Administration - Federal Programs93469776.7081197395.00
Housing Code Enforcement545419839.50617671041.50
Housing Development4434913.952660541.95
Landlord-Tenant Mediation201028610.00250915010.00
Licensing and Registration4869253.208119365.20
Multi-Family Housing Programs529338368.90519045858.90
Neighborhood Revitalization13989267.6018994096.70
Rent Stabilization00.009242309.00
Total76759542106.2078527281121.00
Charges to Other Departments
Charged DepartmentCharged FundFY24
Total$
FY24
FTES
FY25
Total$
FY25
FTES
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
CIPCapital Fund1794601.702003001.40
Permitting ServicesPermitting Services1188421.001245871.00
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Disposal7765625.508498985.50
Total10748648.2011747857.90
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY25FY26FY27FY28FY29FY30
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Approved13468.00000013468.00000013468.00000013468.00000013468.00000013468.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY250.000000-191.000000-191.000000-191.000000-191.000000-191.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY25, including one-time operating expenses for new positions, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts0.000000208.000000208.000000208.000000208.000000208.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures13468.00000013485.00000013485.00000013485.00000013485.00000013485.000000
 
MONTGOMERY HOUSING INITIATIVE
EXPENDITURES
FY25 Approved56196.00000056196.00000056196.00000056196.00000056196.00000056196.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Approved in FY250.00000031.00000031.00000031.00000031.00000031.000000
New positions in the FY25 budget are generally assumed to be filled at least two months after the fiscal year begins. Therefore, the above amounts reflect annualization of these positions in the outyears.
Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY250.000000-5.000000-5.000000-5.000000-5.000000-5.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY25, including one-time operating expenses for new positions, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts0.00000061.00000061.00000061.00000061.00000061.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures56196.00000056283.00000056283.00000056283.00000056283.00000056283.000000
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