anchor Mission Statement
The mission of the Office of the County Attorney is to act as the Chief Legal Officer of Montgomery County Government and to conduct all its legal business.
anchor Budget Overview
The total approved FY22 Operating Budget for the Office of the County Attorney is $6,429,488, an increase of $68,125 or 1.07 percent from the FY21 Approved Budget of $6,361,363. Personnel Costs comprise 87.05 percent of the budget for 77 full-time position(s) and one part-time position(s), and a total of 41.70 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 12.95 percent of the FY22 budget.
The total approved FY21 Operating Budget for the Office of the County Attorney is $6,361,363, an increase of $19,394 or 0.31 percent from the FY20 Approved Budget of $6,341,969. Personnel Costs comprise 86.91 percent of the budget for 76 full-time position(s) and one part-time position(s), and a total of 41.20 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 13.09 percent of the FY21 budget.
County Priority Outcomes
While this program area supports all eight of the County Result Areas, the following is emphasized:
- Effective, Sustainable Government
anchorProgram 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 FY21 estimates reflect funding based on the FY21 approved budget. The FY22 and FY23 figures are performance targets based on the FY22 approved budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY23.
Program Descriptions
Litigation
Through this program, OCA represents the County (and other members of the Self-Insurance Fund) before all courts and administrative agencies in which claims for relief are sought in connection with alleged wrong-doing by members of the Self-Insurance Fund and their employees. Under this program, OCA also provides the County with...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
FY19 | Actual
FY20 | Estimated
FY21 | Target
FY22 | Target
FY23 |
|---|
| Debt collection ($000) | $11,693 | $7,412 | $7,500 | $8,500 | $9,500 |
| Forfeitures collected ($000) 1 | $384.68 | $301.16 | $323.95 | $323.95 | $323.95 |
| Debt collection - cost/revenue ratio 2 | 4.1% | 6.5% | 5.0% | 5.0% | 5.0% |
| Code Citations processed 3 | 6,253 | 7,074 | 6,086 | 6,086 | 6,086 |
| Debt collection - collected/total referred ratio | 139.5% | 120.0% | 110.0% | | |
| Code enforcement collected ($000) | $656 | $437 | $557 | | |
| Code enforcement - Win/loss ratio | 99.38% | 99.68% | 99.42% | | |
| Worker's compensation cases: Total net gain to the County ($000) | 2,960 | 3,629 | 3,058 | | |
Read More General Counsel
This program provides general counsel services to the agencies and instrumentalities of the County government. These general counsel services include providing legal advice to the Executive and Legislative Branches of County government; review of legislation and transaction for legal sufficiency; collection of debts owed to the County; representation of the...
Read More Administration
Under this program, administrative support, financial and operational management, and oversight is provided in support of the Litigation Program and the General Counsel Program. Also provides administrative, research, and technical guidance and support to divisions within the Department. Allows for an equitable distribution of work assignments, to cross-train staff, and...
| Program Performance Measures | Actual
FY19 | Actual
FY20 | Estimated
FY21 | Target
FY22 | Target
FY23 |
|---|
| Overall average rating from Internal Customer Satisfaction Survey (1-4 scale) | 3.38 | 3.38 | 3.38 | | |
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