Montgomery County Maryland Operating Budget

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Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is to enhance the quality of life in our community by protecting and improving Montgomery County's air, water, and land in a sustainable way while fostering smart growth, a thriving economy, and healthy communities.

Budget Overview

The total approved FY23 Operating Budget for the Recycling and Resource Management is $142,637,895, an increase of $7,368,372 or 5.45 percent from the FY22 Approved Budget of $135,269,523. Personnel Costs comprise 9.39 percent of the budget for 77 full-time position(s) and one part-time position(s), and a total of 113.61 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 90.61 percent of the FY23 budget.

In addition, this department's Capital Improvements Program (CIP) requires current revenue funding.

County Priority Outcomes

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

A Greener County
Effective, Sustainable Government

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 FY22 estimates reflect funding based on the FY22 approved budget. The FY23 and FY24 figures are performance targets based on the FY23 approved budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY24.

Initiatives

Implement a Save-as-You-Throw pilot program to gauge the feasibility of the program in Montgomery County. If successful, it could greatly increase the material sent for recycling rather than refuse disposal.
Expand the commercial food scraps recycling program and recruit additional large-scale commercial generators of food scraps, and expand the single-family residential food scraps collection pilot started in FY22 to include an additional 1,700 homes in FY23 added to the initial 1,700 homes already participating in the curbside pilot.
Improve the processing efficiency at the composting facility using software that maximizes compost process efficiency. A new Load Scan system increases the availability of Leafgro by creating accurate load measurement for bulk shipments of Leafgro. Leafgro is compost sold by the County from yard trim collected from single family homes throughout the County.

Innovations and Productivity Improvements

The Collection Section of Recycling and Resource Management (RRM) reconfigured collection routes in Service Areas 10, 11, 12, and 13 to re-balance routes that had become unbalanced due to new residential construction in these areas and necessitated longer work hours and increased driving to service them.
Due to the continuing effects of COVID-19, many education, training, and outreach events were conducted either virtually or online. This has resulted in some cost savings because in-person education and training events were not held at various meeting venues.
The contractors and the County staff overseeing operations at the Transfer Station continue to increase safety and compliance at the facility. Due diligence by County staff to inspect trash loads for recyclable materials has raised awareness and compliance with Chapter 48, forbidding recyclable material from being disposed of as trash, and helps increase recycling rates.

Program Descriptions

Administration and Support

Administration and Support provides support to the Department of Environmental Protection Recycling and Resource Management Division's operations, programs, and mission, and overall financial management and policy direction. The work of the program includes the following focus areas:Maintain the solid waste enterprise funds in a financially prudent manner and maintain structural...

Materials and Collection

This program provides for collection of refuse from single family residences in the southern parts of the County (Subdistrict A) and the funds to secure, administer, monitor, and enforce contracts with private collectors for collection of residential recyclables for the entire County. It also responds to the residents' service needs....

Program Performance Measures	Actual FY20	Actual FY21	Estimated FY22	Target FY23	Target FY24
Number of tons of Municipal Solid Waste accepted at the Transfer Station: Commercial and multi-family buildings	203,294	202,671	210,201	212,303	214,426
Number of business site visits to provide guidance and recycling support	2,622	413	1,100	5,000	10,000
Number of Multi-Family Building site visits to provide guidance and recycling support	1,460	461	1,300	1,700	2,500
Recycling Reports compliance rate for businesses: % of businesses required to submit a report and plan that have done so	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Recycling Reports compliance rate for multi-family buildings: % of buildings required to submit a report and plan that have done so	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Average number of refuse collections missed per week, not picked up within 24 hours	8.0	9.0	10.0
Average number of recycling collections missed per week, not picked up within 24 hours	13.0	51.0	20.0

Disposal

This program provides for the operation of the Montgomery County Resource Recovery Facility (RRF). The RRF serves as the primary disposal facility for non-recycled waste generated in the County. Renewable energy in the form of electricity is generated and sold into the competitive energy market. This program also includes costs...

Program Performance Measures	Actual FY20	Actual FY21	Estimated FY22	Target FY23	Target FY24
Number of tons of Municipal Solid Waste accepted at the Transfer Station: Residential, single family, and townhouse communities	221,564	208,462	215,881	218,039	220,220
Number of tons of County-wide yard trim and leaves collected	207,080	175,821	187,845	189,723	191,621
Number of tons of County-wide Commingled Recycling collected	28,190	40,136	34,100	34,441	34,786
Number of tons of County-wide Mixed Paper collected	114,538	98,788	110,408	111,512	112,627
Number of tons of County-wide Food Waste collected	7,543	3,269	4,200	8,400	14,200
Number of tons of County-wide Household Hazardous Waste collected	2,146	3,083	3,015	3,045	3,075

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142.6M FY23 Approved
Operating Budget

113.6 Full Time
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Program Contacts

Contact Vicky Wan of the Recycling and Resource Management at 240.777.7722 or Richard H. Harris of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2795 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

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Budget Summary

Title	Actual FY21	Budget FY22	Estimate FY22	Approved FY23	%Chg Bud/App
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages	9128570.00	8783570.00	8393948.00	9104945.00	3.7
Employee Benefits	2386857.00	2611188.00	2500810.00	2601275.00	-0.4
Solid Waste Disposal Personnel Costs	11515427.00	11394758.00	10894758.00	11706220.00	2.7
Operating Expenses	114524981.00	110956615.00	109786615.00	115721813.00	4.3
Capital Outlay	1953916.00	2291444.00	2291444.00	2315605.00	1.1
Debt Service Other	0.00	0.00	0.00	1629474.00	0.0
Solid Waste Disposal Expenditures	127994324.00	124642817.00	122972817.00	131373112.00	5.4
PERSONNEL
Full-Time	79.00	79.00	79.00	73.00	-7.6
Part-Time	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	-50.0
FTEs	99.78	100.28	100.28	101.53	1.3
REVENUES
Other Licenses/Permits	10597.00	9435.00	10111.00	10111.00	7.2
Other Charges/Fees	219999.00	224466.00	209242.00	209242.00	-6.8
Sale of Recycled Materials	5143886.00	4412404.00	5477987.00	4961166.00	12.4
Solid Waste Disposal Fees/Operating Revenues	37075106.00	29363397.00	41318240.00	30497324.00	3.9
Systems Benefit Charge	60113506.00	77985100.00	67381319.00	89053430.00	14.2
Other Fines/Forfeitures	21550.00	43440.00	30090.00	30090.00	-30.7
Miscellaneous Revenues	1464812.00	221778.00	1841584.00	55000.00	-75.2
Property Rentals	10198.00	16558.00	10198.00	10198.00	-38.4
Investment Income	112092.00	1229230.00	99290.00	592670.00	-51.8
Solid Waste Disposal Revenues	104171746.00	113505808.00	116378061.00	125419231.00	10.5

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages	1256619.00	1246684.00	1230690.00	1329210.00	6.6
Employee Benefits	240300.00	361678.00	357672.00	358168.00	-1.0
Solid Waste Collection Personnel Costs	1496919.00	1608362.00	1588362.00	1687378.00	4.9
Operating Expenses	8374029.00	9018344.00	8668344.00	9577405.00	6.2
Solid Waste Collection Expenditures	9870948.00	10626706.00	10256706.00	11264783.00	6.0
PERSONNEL
Full-Time	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	0.0
Part-Time	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.0
FTEs	11.78	11.78	11.78	12.08	2.6
REVENUES
Systems Benefit Charge	9886990.00	10851750.00	10786464.00	11890756.00	9.6
Investment Income	4682.00	70610.00	4150.00	24770.00	-64.9
Miscellaneous Revenues	23173.00	0.00	15000.00	0.00	0.0
Solid Waste Collection Revenues	9914845.00	10922360.00	10805614.00	11915526.00	9.1

DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures	137865272.00	135269523.00	133229523.00	142637895.00	5.4
Total Full-Time Positions	83.00	83.00	83.00	77.00	-7.2
Total Part-Time Positions	2.00	2.00	2.00	1.00	-50.0
Total FTEs	111.56	112.06	112.06	113.61	1.4
Total Revenues	114086591.00	124428168.00	127183675.00	137334757.00	10.4

FY23 Approved Changes

Title	Expenditures	FTEs
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
FY22 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION	124642817	100.28
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: Save-as-you-Throw Pilot [Materials and Collection]	416910	0.00
Add: Beantown Dump Remediation [Disposal]	250000	0.00
Add: Mid-year Part-time to Full-time Upgrade for Code Enforcement Inspector Position [Disposal]	71582	0.50
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Recycling Programs [Materials and Collection]	7614382	0.00
Increase Cost: Transfer Station Power Infrastructure [Disposal]	1700000	0.00
Increase Cost: Debt Service - Disposal Fund [Administration and Support]	1629474	0.00
Increase Cost: Oaks Landfill Capital Equipment and Monitoring [Disposal]	1596650	0.00
Increase Cost: Risk Management Adjustment	538471	0.00
Increase Cost: Out-of-County Haul During Recycling Center Upgrade [Disposal]	326303	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY22 Compensation Increases	207793	0.00
Increase Cost: FY23 Compensation Adjustment	143484	0.00
Increase Cost: Automation - Disposal [Administration and Support]	110157	0.00
Increase Cost: Household Hazardous Waste Operations and Capital Equipment [Disposal]	89930	0.00
Increase Cost: Site 2 Maintenance [Disposal]	50057	0.00
Increase Cost: Reallocation of Positions Based on Actual Work Activities - Disposal Fund [Materials and Collection]	39504	0.40
Increase Cost: Reallocation of Positions Based on Actual Work Activities - Disposal Fund [Administration and Support]	33837	0.35
Increase Cost: Eight Percent Inflationary Increase to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Disposal]	13193	0.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment	9496	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY22 Lapsed Positions	8647	0.00
Increase Cost: Recycling Outreach and Education [Materials and Collection]	6517	0.00
Increase Cost: Other various smaller items [Materials and Collection]	4139	0.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment	1395	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY22 Personnel Costs	751	0.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Charges - Disposal [Administration and Support]	-159	0.00
Decrease Cost: Various Smaller Changes [Disposal]	-4705	0.00
Decrease Cost: Savings due to turnover [Materials and Collection]	-14109	0.00
Decrease Cost: Staff turnover [Disposal]	-45722	0.00
Decrease Cost: Administration - Disposal [Administration and Support]	-52390	0.00
Decrease Cost: OPEB Adjustment	-95520	0.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment	-134305	0.00
Decrease Cost: Transfer Station Maintenance and Capital Equipment [Disposal]	-169968	0.00
Decrease Cost: Food Waste [Materials and Collection]	-198193	0.00
Decrease Cost: Recycling Center Operations and Capital Equipment [Materials and Collection]	-458324	0.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY22	-471856	0.00
Decrease Cost: Compost Facility - Capital Equipment [Materials and Collection]	-899839	0.00
Decrease Cost: Resource Recovery Facility Operations [Disposal]	-5587287	0.00
FY23 APPROVED	131373112	101.53

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
FY22 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION	10626706	11.78
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Collection Contract Adjustments [Materials and Collection]	380952	0.00
Increase Cost: Risk Management Adjustment	178308	0.00
Increase Cost: Reallocation of Positions Based on Actual Work Activities - Collection Fund [Administration and Support]	30986	0.30
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY22 Compensation Increases	25914	0.00
Increase Cost: Increased Staffing Cost [Materials and Collection]	19068	0.00
Increase Cost: FY23 Compensation Adjustment	16168	0.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment	5943	0.00
Increase Cost: Increased Staffing Cost [Administration and Support]	2221	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY22 Personnel Costs	189	0.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail Adjustment	71	0.00
Decrease Cost: Miscellaneous Changes - Collection [Administration and Support]	-1313	0.00
Decrease Cost: OPEB Adjustment	-4900	0.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment	-15530	0.00
FY23 APPROVED	11264783	12.08

Program Summary

Program Name	FY22 APPR Expenditures	FY22 APPR FTEs	FY23 APPR Expenditures	FY23 APPR FTEs
Administration and Support	6761152	39.16	9668524	40.81
Disposal	65626411	21.15	63307875	21.65
Materials and Collection	62881960	51.75	69661496	51.15
Total	135269523	112.06	142637895	113.61

Charges to Other Departments

Charged Department	Charged Fund	FY22 Total$	FY22 FTES	FY23 Total$	FY23 FTES
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
General Services	General Fund	300743	0.00	322697	0.00
Alcohol Beverage Services	Liquor	16589	0.00	17800	0.00
Parking District Services	Bethesda Parking	65281	0.00	70046	0.00
Parking District Services	Silver Spring Parking	126481	0.00	135714	0.00
Parking District Services	Wheaton Parking	12240	0.00	13134	0.00
Total		521334	0.00	559391	0.00

Funding Parameter Items ($000s)

Title	FY23	FY24	FY25	FY26	FY27	FY28
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
EXPENDITURES
FY23 Approved	131373.000000	131373.000000	131373.000000	131373.000000	131373.000000	131373.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY23	0.000000	-3450.000000	-3450.000000	-3450.000000	-3450.000000	-3450.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY23, including funding for capital equipment at the Oaks Landfill and for electrical power infrastructure at the Transfer Station, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts	0.000000	461.000000	461.000000	461.000000	461.000000	461.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures	131373.000000	128384.000000	128384.000000	128384.000000	128384.000000	128384.000000

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
EXPENDITURES
FY23 Approved	11265.000000	11265.000000	11265.000000	11265.000000	11265.000000	11265.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts	0.000000	56.000000	56.000000	56.000000	56.000000	56.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures	11265.000000	11322.000000	11322.000000	11322.000000	11322.000000	11322.000000