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Mission Statement

The mission of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice is to establish Racial Equity and Social Justice (RESJ) as a core principle in all County decision making. The Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice will work with all County departments to ensure race is not a predictor of outcomes for Montgomery County residents. The office will assist departments to examine their own policies, procedures, and practices as well as to develop their community engagement plans to determine if they are creating or exacerbating current racial disparities in the County. The office will also assist departments in developing more equitable practices and policies by examining and developing data and creating racial equity assessments and racial equity action plans.

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Budget Overview

The total recommended FY26 Operating Budget for the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice is $1,676,448, an increase of $108,766 or 6.94 percent from the FY25 Approved Budget of $1,567,682. Personnel Costs comprise 85.79 percent of the budget for eight full-time position(s) and one part-time position(s), and a total of 8.50 FTEs. Total FTEs may include seasonal or temporary positions and may also reflect workforce charged to or from other departments or funds. Operating Expenses account for the remaining 14.21 percent of the FY26 budget.

County Priority Outcomes

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

  • Effective, Sustainable Government

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Initiatives

  • The Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice is transitioning all training programs to a self-guided format so that they can be accessed by all staff at any time. The Office is also creating Countywide guidance on equitable community engagement for departments to use in developing community engagement plans.

Program Descriptions

  Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice

After many years of spending on programs and initiatives to close racial disparities in Montgomery County, the Montgomery County Council decided it was time to take an approach that looked at race as the primary determinant of disparities. In April 2018, the County Council passed Resolution # 18-1095 to establish...

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Program Contacts

Contact Tiffany Ward of the Office of Racial Equity and Social Justice at 240-777-5334 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
FY24
Budget
FY25
Estimate
FY25
Recommended
FY26
%Chg
Bud/Rec
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages751513.001045032.00 989229.00 1120170.007.2
Employee Benefits200266.00286083.00 260746.00 318041.0011.2
County General Fund Personnel Costs951779.001331115.00 1249975.00 1438211.008.0
Operating Expenses157802.00236567.00 236567.00 238237.000.7
County General Fund Expenditures1109581.001567682.00 1486542.00 1676448.006.9
PERSONNEL
Full-Time8.008.00 8.00 8.000.0
Part-Time1.001.00 1.00 1.000.0
FTEs8.508.50 8.50 8.500.0
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Employee Benefits0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
PERSONNEL
Full-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Part-Time0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FTEs0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures1109581.001567682.00 1486542.00 1676448.006.9
Total Full-Time Positions8.008.00 8.00 8.000.0
Total Part-Time Positions1.001.00 1.00 1.000.0
Total FTEs8.508.50 8.50 8.500.0
Total Revenues0.000.00 0.00 0.000.0
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION15676828.50
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment513720.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases290380.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs231040.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment35820.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment16700.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED16764488.50
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended1676.0000001676.0000001676.0000001676.0000001676.0000001676.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts0.00000011.00000011.00000011.00000011.00000011.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures1676.0000001687.0000001687.0000001687.0000001687.0000001687.000000