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Budget Year / Version:
FY 26
RECOMMENDED
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Program Description

  Management Services

  • Provide the safe and secure storage and preservation of evidence, property, and currency taken into custody by department personnel or authorized allied agencies;
  • Receive and process all 911 and other emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatch public safety units within the County, and keep status on public safety units;
  • Maintain personnel files on all employees, process pay and personnel actions, maintain the department complement/assignment roster, conduct background investigations on all potential employees, and recruit qualified employees;
  • Manage budget, finances, facilities, fleet, procurement/logistics, and other various programs that support field functions;
  • Provide and maintain records on all entry-level, in-service, firearm, and Field Training Officer related training, as well as conduct specialized training for department employees and outside law enforcement agencies; and
  • Manage the department's capital improvement projects/renovations, and coordinate building and property maintenance services.

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Program Contacts

Contact Assistant Chief Nicholas Augustine of the Department of Police at 240-773-5041 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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Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY23Actual FY24Estimated FY25Target FY26Target FY27
Total emergency 911 calls received by Police Emergency Communication Center (ECC)567,239557,960560,000565,000570,000
Average emergency 911 call processing time (minutes)2:252:282:302:252:00
Total calls for service (dispatched and self-initiated)260,114275,151267,833281,225295,285
Total non-emergency calls received by Police Emergency Communication Center (ECC)273,114280,071268,000272,000275,000
Average time to answer 911 calls (seconds) 11010101010
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1  FY23 and FY24 reflects an increase in 911 call volume and the notable staffing vacancies, however the State standard to answer calls within 10 seconds was still maintained.
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Program Budget Changes

FY26 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY25 Approved$80,375,472377.75
Increase Cost: Restore One-Time Lapse Adjustment$13,706,9430
Enhance: Contractual Cost Increase for Core Program Deployment$621,9820
Enhance: False Alarm Tracking & Billing Software$26,7340
Add: Cadets Reconciliation$09.75
Decrease Cost: Lapse Adjustment($20,368,579)0
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.$14,502,3002
FY26 Recommended$88,864,852389.5