up
Budget Year / Version:
anchor

Program Description

  Parking Enforcement

The Parking Enforcement program provides for the enforcement of parking laws within the Parking Lot Districts (PLDs) and Transportation Management Districts (TMDs) primarily to promote business activity, ensure public safety, and ensure the smooth flow of traffic. The program also conducts Residential Permit Parking (RPP) enforcement in all RPP zones within the County. In addition to citation issuance, the program is also responsible for the processing and management of citation payments.

Explore
anchor
Program Contacts

Contact Jose Thommana of the Parking Districts at 240-777-8740 or Anita Aryeetey of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2784 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

anchor

Program Performance Measures

Program Performance MeasuresActual FY24Actual FY25Estimated FY26Target FY27Target FY28
Number of DOT issued parking citations204,439199,409223,206242,867262,529
Number of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) citations issued213242233295274
Percent of DOT issued parking citations contested 13.31%5.42%4.30%4.40%4.80%
1  An increase in parking enforcement hours to 10pm and inclusion of Saturday accounts for more citations in general. The department also released a hold on several citations that were suspended during the COVID timeframe and started scheduling court dates for them. Both may contribute to an increase in contested citations.
anchor

Program Budget Changes

FY27 Recommended ChangesExpendituresFTEs
FY26 Approved41407303.48
Increase Cost: Parking Enforcement Contract364480.00
Increase Cost: Parking Enforcement Contract54910.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.199290.00
FY27 Recommended42025983.48