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Budget Year / Version:
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

  Administration

This division provides general administrative support to the Sheriff's Office including personnel and labor relations matters, planning and policy, training, background investigations, payroll, purchasing, internal investigations, automation, grants, and budget-related functions. The Administration division provides technical support for the Sheriff's Records Management System (E*Justice). The Administration Division also oversees the...

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  Courtroom/Courthouse Security and Transport

The Sheriff's Office is responsible for transporting inmates between the Montgomery County Correctional Facility (MCCF), Montgomery County Detention Center (MCDC), and various jails and court-holding facilities, as well as to and from healthcare facilities. The Sheriff's Office also guards inmates while at these facilities. When a writ is received from...

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  Civil Process

The Sheriff's Office is mandated to serve all civil processes as directed by the courts or private litigants and file returns to the court. These papers include summons, subpoenas, failure-to-pay rent notices, and other court documents. The Civil Process function is supported by deputies, who research and serve papers, and...

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  Criminal Process/Warrants and Extraditions

The Sheriff's Office is responsible for serving District Court civil warrants, District Court criminal warrants associated with domestic violence, all adult and juvenile Circuit Court warrants, and Child Support Enforcement warrants. The Warrant Section maintains on-line warrants in the following systems: Maryland Electronic Telecommunications Enforcement Resource System (METERS), National Crime...

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  Domestic Violence

The Sheriff's Office is the lead agency in Montgomery County for serving court orders related to domestic violence, including Protective and Peace Orders. The Office is also responsible for serving Child Custody Orders. The Domestic Violence Section serves domestic violence court orders 24 hours a day, 7 days a week....

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Budget Snapshot
81.1%18.9%06810121416182022242628Personnel CostsOperating Expenses
73.1%26.9%08101214161820Salaries & WagesBenefits
Budget Trends
$32.3M$1M$29.6M$1M$28.4M$1.2M$24.9M$0.8MGeneralFundGrant Fund$0M $9.5M $19M $28.5M $38.1M FY26 BudgetFY25 BudgetFY24 ActualFY23 Actual
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Program Contacts

Contact Mona Cabrera of the Sheriff's Office at 240-777-7000 or Derrick Harrigan of the Office of Management and Budget at 240-777-2759 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$17,963,290$19,128,051$18,842,015$19,292,9920.9%
Employee Benefits$5,003,620$6,152,653$5,812,177$7,075,58815.0%
County General Fund Personnel Costs$22,966,910$25,280,704$24,654,192$26,368,5804.3%
Operating Expenses$5,822,426$4,275,739$3,682,935$5,962,06439.4%
Capital Outlay$955$0$0$00.0%
County General Fund Expenditures$28,790,291$29,556,443$28,337,127$32,330,6449.4%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time1811811811810.0%
Part-Time55550.0%
FTEs187187.07187.07187.10.0%
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees$2,160$20,000$20,000$20,0000.0%
Sheriff Fees$956,496$800,000$800,000$800,0000.0%
Miscellaneous Revenues$132,308$4,000$4,000$4,0000.0%
County General Fund Revenues$1,090,964$824,000$824,000$824,0000.0%
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages$623,094$522,189$522,189$492,100-5.8%
Employee Benefits$178,632$162,615$162,615$188,87616.2%
Grant Fund - MCG Personnel Costs$801,726$684,804$684,804$680,976-0.6%
Operating Expenses$380,647$317,125$317,125$317,1250.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Expenditures$1,182,373$1,001,929$1,001,929$998,101-0.4%
PERSONNEL
Full-Time88880.0%
Part-Time00000.0%
FTEs4.764.734.734.7-0.6%
REVENUES
Miscellaneous Revenues$11,617$0$0$00.0%
Federal Grants$1,164,951$1,001,929$1,001,929$998,101-0.4%
Other Intergovernmental($9,509)$0$0$00.0%
State Grants$25,454$0$0$00.0%
Grant Fund - MCG Revenues$1,192,513$1,001,929$1,001,929$998,101-0.4%
 
DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures$29,972,664$30,558,372$29,339,056$33,328,7459.1%
Total Full-Time Positions1891891891890.0%
Total Part-Time Positions55550.0%
Total FTEs191.76191.8191.8191.80.0%
Total Revenues$2,283,477$1,825,929$1,825,929$1,822,101-0.2%
FY26 Recommended Changes
TitleExpendituresFTEs
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$29,556,443187.07
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: FY26 Compensation Adjustment$1,105,5160.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment$858,7090.00
Restore: One-time FY25 Lapse Adjustment [Administration]$740,5450.00
Increase Cost: Retirement Adjustment$459,7040.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY25 Compensation Increases$438,1040.00
Increase Cost: Security Guard Contract Escalator to Provide Security Personnel [Administration]$336,3980.00
Increase Cost: One-time Vehicle Upfitting - Mobile Data Computers and Radios [Administration]$275,0000.00
Increase Cost: Tasers and Body Worn Cameras Contract Escalator to Improve Transparency and Accountability [Administration]$222,0290.00
Increase Cost: Replacement of Ballistic Vests After Five Years of Useful Life [Administration]$69,2750.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment$31,1430.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Administration]$20,0900.00
Technical Adj: FTE Adjustment [Administration]$00.03
Decrease Cost: Annualization of FY25 Personnel Costs($38,316)0.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY25($376,319)0.00
Decrease Cost: Lapse Adjustment [Administration]($1,367,677)0.00
FY26 RECOMMENDED$32,330,644187.10
 
GRANT FUND - MCG
FY25 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION$1,001,9294.73
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Technical Adj: Expenditure Adjustment - Domestic Violence Grant [Domestic Violence]($120)0.00
Technical Adj: Expenditure and FTE Adjustment - Child Support Grant [Civil Process]($3,708)-0.03
FY26 RECOMMENDED$998,1014.70
Program Summary
Program NameFY25 APPR
Expenditures
FY25 APPR
FTEs
FY26 REC
Expenditures
FY26 REC
FTEs
Administration$5,698,19425.11$6,108,19924.7
Civil Process$3,902,66327.26$3,272,21122.14
Courtroom/Courthouse Security and Transport$13,041,22184.5$13,841,30980
Criminal Process/Warrants and Extraditions$2,494,30518.5$2,998,33120.5
Domestic Violence$5,421,98936.43$7,108,69544.46
Total$30,558,372191.80$33,328,745191.80
Funding Parameter Items ($000s)
TitleFY26FY27FY28FY29FY30FY31
COUNTY GENERAL FUND
EXPENDITURES
FY26 Recommended$32,331$32,331$32,331$32,331$32,331$32,331
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Elimination of One-Time Items Recommended in FY26$0($344)($344)($344)($344)($344)
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY26, including replacement of ballistic vests and vehicle upftting, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts$0$144$144$144$144$144
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures$32,331$32,131$32,131$32,131$32,131$32,131