Montgomery County Maryland Operating Budget

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Program Description

Public Safety Programs and Regional Interoperability

The Office of Public Safety Programs and Regional Interoperability (OFPS) is responsible for the strategic planning and consultative design, implementation, operation, and maintenance of mission-critical Countywide and regionally integrated public safety systems and services. The OFPS assists in the identification and adoption of emerging public safety technologies. The OFPS will look to leverage new and existing public safety programs within the National Capital Region.

Radio Communications Services (RCS) is responsible for 24-hour operations and maintenance of the County's 800 MHZ radio and mobile communications systems and infrastructures that support public safety and public service departments/agencies. RCS manages the newly created radio life-cycle replacement program.

The Public Safety Data System (PSDS) is responsible for 24-hour operations and maintenance of the 9-1-1 Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system and processes, working collaboratively with the Emergency Communications Center senior management. The PSDS manages the CAD system upgrade program and integration of the advance messaging and responder location program.

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Program Contacts

Contact Leny Bautista of the Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions at 240-777-2865 or Alicia Singh of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2780 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

Program Performance Measures

Program Performance Measures	Actual FY24	Actual FY25	Estimated FY26	Target FY27	Target FY28
Percent of time public safety radio system is fully operational	99.97%	99.98%	100.00%	100.00%	100.00%
Percent of time Integrated Justice Information System is fully operational	99.5%	98.7%	99.5%	99.5%	99.5%

Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended Changes	Expenditures	FTEs
FY26 Approved	8519259	15.00
Increase Cost: Motorola Radio System Annual Maintenance Contract Escalation	50021	0.00
Decrease Cost: Reduce Contracted Support to 35 Hours per Week to Increase Implementation Efficiency	-55438	0.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.	-93172	-1.00
FY27 Recommended	8420670	14.00