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FY 26
RECOMMENDED
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Mission Statement

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Budget Overview

County Priority Outcomes

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

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Program 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 FY25 estimates reflect funding based on the FY25 approved budget. The FY26 and FY27 figures are performance targets based on the FY26 recommended budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY27.

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Initiatives

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Innovations and Productivity Improvements

Program Descriptions

  Operations and Administration

This program includes operational support for the department as well as the administrative portions of the Director's Office, the Division of the Controller, the Treasury Division, and the Division of Risk Management. The program provides support for efficient, effective, and timely accomplishment of the department's mission, including budget development and...

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  Fiscal Management

This program provides effective management of County capital and operating fund; and the fiscal analysis and issue management associated with master plan development, economic development, and legislative issues. It is also responsible for issuing and managing the County's financial obligations to fund the Capital Improvements Program and manage cash flow;...

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  Information Technology

This program provides planning, direction, and support for finance and core business systems, technology, and business processes to support the effective and efficient achievement of the department's mission. Activities are proactively coordinated with the Department of Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions, other County departments, vendors, and department staff to ensure...

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  Controller

This program provides effective management and support to the operations of Accounts Payable and Receivable; General and Grant Accounting; Financial Analysis, Audit and Compliance; and Timekeeping and Payroll. This program, through its operations, is responsible for overseeing expenditures and cash flow management; preparing timely and accurate annual financial statements and...

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  Treasury

This program is responsible for providing coordination and oversight of treasury operations and customer services through the cashiering function. All money received by the County directly through the Treasury cashiering operation, from other County agencies, or through the internet and bank lockbox operation is processed, administered, and recorded in...

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  Risk Management

The Montgomery County Self-Insurance Program, established under County Code Section 20-37, provides comprehensive property and casualty insurance for the County and participating agencies. The program pays all claims for Self Insured Workers' Compensation, General and Auto Liability, Auto Physical Damage, and Property matters. The program is funded through contributions from...

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Budget Snapshot
16.9%83.1%02030405060708090100110120Personnel CostsOperating Expenses
79.0%21.0%04681012141618Salaries & WagesBenefits
Budget Trends
$20.8M$0M$117.2M$19.4M$0M$112.8M$0M$17M$-2.7M$92.3M$0M$15.9M$3M$77.3MGeneralFundGrant FundRiskManagement(SelfInsurance- ISF)CapitalFund$-24.2M $17.1M $58.5M $99.8M $141.2M FY26 BudgetFY25 BudgetFY24 ActualFY23 Actual
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Program Contacts

Contact Jedediah Millard of the Department of Finance at 240-777-8855 or Abdul Rauf of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2766 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 Wages$10,503,429$12,405,523$12,299,764$13,533,0949.1%
Employee Benefits$3,345,403$3,241,231$3,411,031$3,630,36312.0%
County General Fund Personnel Costs$13,848,832$15,646,754$15,710,795$17,163,4579.7%
Operating Expenses$4,266,625$3,722,264$5,726,452$3,620,710-2.7%
County General Fund Expenditures$18,115,457$19,369,018$21,437,247$20,784,1677.3%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time1151141141140.0%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs99.9297.8797.8797.870.0%
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees$531,745$512,100$517,100$513,7000.3%
Other Fines/Forfeitures$5,083$0$0$00.0%
Other Intergovernmental$476,128$457,440$457,440$469,9102.7%
Miscellaneous Revenues$756,982$730,000$730,000$730,0000.0%
County General Fund Revenues$1,769,938$1,699,540$1,704,540$1,713,6100.8%
 
SELF INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages$3,903,713$4,493,381$4,292,990$4,854,9158.1%
Employee Benefits$952,430$1,094,259$1,050,848$1,264,74215.6%
Self Insurance Internal Service Fund Personnel Costs$4,856,143$5,587,640$5,343,838$6,119,6579.5%
Operating Expenses$87,515,641$107,241,917$107,241,917$111,079,1843.6%
Self Insurance Internal Service Fund Expenditures$92,371,784$112,829,557$112,585,755$117,198,8413.9%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time111111110.0%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs32.3731.3731.3733.376.4%
REVENUES
Self Insurance Revenues$93,220,729$92,796,252$92,796,252$92,796,2520.0%
Miscellaneous Revenues$7,382,913$1,500,000$1,500,000$2,000,00033.3%
Investment Income$16,029,957$12,598,640$12,598,640$12,248,780-2.8%
Self Insurance Internal Service Fund Revenues$116,633,599$106,894,892$106,894,892$107,045,0320.1%
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages$0$0$0$00.0%
Employee Benefits$0$0$0$00.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs$0$0$0$00.0%
Operating Expenses($2,663,276)$0$0$00.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures($2,663,276)$0$0$00.0%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time00000.0%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs00000.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues$0$0$0$00.0%
 
CAPITAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
PERSONNEL
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures$107,823,965$132,198,575$134,023,002$137,983,0084.4%
Total Full-Time Positions1261251251250.0%
Total Part-Time Positions00000.0%
Total FTEs132.29129.24129.24131.241.5%
Total Revenues$118,403,537$108,594,432$108,599,432$108,758,6420.2%
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$19,369,01897.87
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment$771,9430.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases$337,2300.00
Increase Cost: Restore One-Time Lapse Increase [Operations and Administration]$240,7760.00
Re-align: Shift Position between Finance Programs [Controller]$185,7181.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs$152,7260.00
Increase Cost: UKG Contract - Ongoing Annual License and Maintenance Support [Controller]$120,8100.00
Increase Cost: Tax Sale Advertisement [Treasury]$74,0000.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment$53,3530.00
Increase Cost: Annual PCI and ACH Industry Compliance Audits [Information Technology]$7,0300.00
Increase Cost: Dunn and Bradstreet - Annual License Renewal [Information Technology]$3,3000.00
Decrease Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment($9,129)0.00
Decrease Cost: Change in Netgross Charges [Treasury]($100,750)0.00
Re-align: Shift Position between Finance Programs [Fiscal Management]($185,718)-1.00
Decrease Cost: IT Financial Systems Applications - Ongoing Software Maintenance [Information Technology]($236,140)0.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED$20,784,16797.87
 
SELF INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$112,829,55731.37
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Claims Expense Change [Risk Management ]$3,338,0000.00
Increase Cost: Return of Contribution [Risk Management ]$545,9830.00
Increase Cost: Commercial Insurance Premiums [Risk Management ]$504,8480.00
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment$228,6890.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases$113,4400.00
Increase Cost: Legal Secretary II- Office of County Attorney/Self Insurance Fund [Risk Management ]$73,9621.00
Increase Cost: Principal Administrative Aide- Office of County Attorney/Self Insurance Fund [Risk Management ]$67,7741.00
Increase Cost: Other Insurance Costs [Risk Management ]$36,4940.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs$30,9030.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment$17,2490.00
Increase Cost: Insurance Broker Services [Risk Management ]$10,6670.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment$9,8050.00
Increase Cost: Rent [Risk Management ]$4,1760.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment$2,2960.00
Decrease Cost: Claims Service Contract Administrative Costs [Risk Management ]($615,002)0.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED$117,198,84133.37
Program Summary
Program NameFY25 APPR
Expenditures
FY25 APPR
FTEs
FY26 REC
Expenditures
FY26 REC
FTEs
Controller$7,616,93650.87$8,737,57251.87
Fiscal Management$2,671,81211$2,724,08711
Information Technology$2,318,3604$2,193,3454
Operations and Administration$11,202,47115.37$12,226,70015.37
Risk Management $105,506,96327$108,966,14928
Treasury$2,882,03321$3,135,15521
Total$132,198,575129.24$137,983,008131.24
Charges to Other Departments
Charged DepartmentCharged FundFY25
Total$
FY25
FTES
FY26
Total$
FY26
FTES
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
CIPCapital Fund$00$00
Community Use of Public FacilitiesCommunity Use of Public Facilities$57,7000.37$60,5500.37
Environmental ProtectionWater Quality Protection$886,7516$926,9126
General ServicesCentral Duplicating (Printing & Mail)$7,8200.05$8,2000.05
Alcohol Beverage ServicesLiquor$86,0600.5$90,2900.5
Permitting ServicesPermitting Services$15,2400.1$16,0000.1
Economic Development FundEconomic Development Fund$197,2031$190,6161
Non-Departmental AccountsRetirement Fund (ERS)$46,3800.3$48,6600.3
Non-Departmental AccountsRSP-Disability Benefits (LTD2)$1,7200.01$1,8000.01
Human ResourcesEmployee Health Self Insurance$116,6900.75$122,4500.75
Human ResourcesRetiree Health Benefits Trust Fund$48,6100.3$51,0000.3
Parking District ServicesBethesda Parking$37,5600.24$39,4100.24
Parking District ServicesSilver Spring Parking$42,5400.27$44,6300.27
Parking District ServicesWheaton Parking$14,3100.09$15,0200.09
RecreationRecreation$50,8100.33$53,3300.33
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Disposal$583,9304.38$607,2304.38
Recycling and Resource ManagementSolid Waste Collection$224,7800.64$233,6900.64
TransportationLeaf Vacuuming$238,3400.43$247,4300.43
Total$2,656,44415.76$2,757,21815.76
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended$20,784$20,784$20,784$20,784$20,784$20,784
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts$0$51$51$51$51$51
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures$20,784$20,835$20,835$20,835$20,835$20,835
 
SELF INSURANCE INTERNAL SERVICE FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended$117,199$117,199$117,199$117,199$117,199$117,199
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts$0$30$30$30$30$30
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures$117,199$117,229$117,229$117,229$117,229$117,229