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, innovative, inclusive, and industry-leading way while fostering smart growth, a thriving more sustainable economy, and healthy communities.

Budget Overview

The total approved FY24 Operating Budget for the Recycling and Resource Management is $142,650,993, an increase of $13,098 or 0.01 percent from the FY23 Approved Budget of $142,637,895. Personnel Costs comprise 10.34 percent of the budget for 80 full-time position(s) and one part-time position(s), and a total of 116.60 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 89.66 percent of the FY24 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 FY23 estimates reflect funding based on the FY23 approved budget. The FY24 and FY25 figures are performance targets based on the FY24 approved budget and funding for comparable service levels in FY25.

Initiatives

Add new positions to accelerate the County's waste reduction efforts, including new reuse initiatives, adding to the kinds of materials that can be recycled, and increasing recycling at multi-family properties.
Expand the residential curbside food scraps collection pilot project with additional homes in the Potomac and Montgomery Village areas, and expand the residential backyard and commercial food scraps recycling programs by adding more partners. Continue to increase edible food donations and channel edible food to residents with needs via a food recovery organization.
Finalize the Save as You Throw program feasibility study for a Unit-based pricing for County-Provided Residential Solid Waste Collection Services, and analyze a unit-based pricing structure for a Save-as-You-Throw pilot program (charge customers based on the amount of waste they generate) for single-family homes in subdistricts A and B).
Develop and issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the Development of a Plan for Organics Management, including siting, technology, and capacity planning.

Innovations and Productivity Improvements

Develop RFP for solid waste collection contracts for areas 6 and 8 to incorporate e-waste (electronics) in the new curbside collection contract, incorporate the replacement of the small blue bins with 32-gallon wheeled carts, and study the possibility of using smaller non-CDL vehicles to collect commingled materials.
Continue the Recycle Right program to reduce contamination in the recycling bins and show a reduction of rejected bins between the start of enforcement in an area until its completion.

Program Descriptions

Administration and Support

The Office of the Director provides for overall management of departmental programs to ensure safe and efficient operations, including contract administration management for the department, continuity of operations, oversight of operational programs at the County's Integrated Solid Waste Management System (ISWMS), and communications and public engagement. The Office provides strategic...

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 FY21	Actual FY22	Estimated FY23	Target FY24	Target FY25
Number of tons of Municipal Solid Waste accepted at the Transfer Station: Commercial and multi-family buildings	202,671	257,706	221,224	223,436	225,670
Number of business site visits to provide guidance and recycling support	413	3,144	5,000	10,000	10,000
Number of Multi-Family Building site visits to provide guidance and recycling support	461	1,038	1,700	2,500	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	9	13	10
Average number of recycling collections missed per week, not picked up within 24 hours ¹	51	58	15

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 FY21	Actual FY22	Estimated FY23	Target FY24	Target FY25
Number of tons of County-wide yard trim and leaves collected	175,821	155,966	179,622	181,419	183,233
Number of tons of County-wide Commingled Recycling collected	40,136	33,821	34,049	34,390	34,734
Number of tons of County-wide Mixed Paper collected	98,788	107,310	106,879	107,947	109,027
Number of tons of County-wide Food Waste collected	3,269	4,386	8,400	14,200	20,000
Number of tons of County-wide Household Hazardous Waste collected	3,083	3,598	2,942	2,972	3,002
Number of tons of Municipal Solid Waste accepted at the Transfer Station: Residential, single family, and townhouse communities	208,462	210,791	213,606	215,742	217,899

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142.7M FY24 Approved
Operating Budget

116.6 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 FY22	Budget FY23	Estimate FY23	Approved FY24	%Chg Bud/App
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages	8807400.00	9104945.00	8599461.00	10089242.00	10.8
Employee Benefits	2355292.00	2601275.00	2457119.00	2881410.00	10.8
Solid Waste Disposal Personnel Costs	11162692.00	11706220.00	11056580.00	12970652.00	10.8
Operating Expenses	120776205.00	115721813.00	112621813.00	115628349.00	-0.1
Capital Outlay	1834512.00	2315605.00	2315605.00	2685199.00	16.0
Debt Service Other	0.00	1629474.00	1629474.00	0.00	-100.0
Solid Waste Disposal Expenditures	133773409.00	131373112.00	127623472.00	131284200.00	-0.1
PERSONNEL
Full-Time	79.00	73.00	73.00	76.00	4.1
Part-Time	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.0
FTEs	100.28	101.53	101.53	104.52	2.9
REVENUES
Other Licenses/Permits	14129.00	10111.00	14129.00	14129.00	39.7
Other Charges/Fees	155994.00	209242.00	155994.00	155994.00	-25.4
Sale of Recycled Materials	10764407.00	4961166.00	7238624.00	6566067.00	32.3
Solid Waste Disposal Fees/Operating Revenues	26742456.00	30497324.00	27819471.00	34454679.00	13.0
Systems Benefit Charge	77478925.00	89053430.00	88359985.00	88528968.00	-0.6
Other Fines/Forfeitures	43195.00	30090.00	43195.00	43195.00	43.6
Miscellaneous Revenues	6016715.00	55000.00	103913.00	103913.00	88.9
Property Rentals	1128.00	10198.00	1128.00	1128.00	-88.9
Investment Income	135850.00	592670.00	3193360.00	5045640.00	751.3
Solid Waste Disposal Revenues	121352799.00	125419231.00	126929799.00	134913713.00	7.6

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
EXPENDITURES
Salaries and Wages	1286067.00	1329210.00	1227013.00	1405341.00	5.7
Employee Benefits	291903.00	358168.00	333117.00	378476.00	5.7
Solid Waste Collection Personnel Costs	1577970.00	1687378.00	1560130.00	1783817.00	5.7
Operating Expenses	8719422.00	9577405.00	9467405.00	9582976.00	0.1
Solid Waste Collection Expenditures	10297392.00	11264783.00	11027535.00	11366793.00	0.9
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	12.08	12.08	12.08	0.0
REVENUES
Other Charges/Fees	17708.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.0
Systems Benefit Charge	10778699.00	11890756.00	11719814.00	14882400.00	25.2
Investment Income	-2772.00	24770.00	65160.00	102960.00	315.7
Miscellaneous Revenues	0.00	0.00	15000.00	0.00	0.0
Solid Waste Collection Revenues	10793635.00	11915526.00	11799974.00	14985360.00	25.8

DEPARTMENT TOTALS
Total Expenditures	144070801.00	142637895.00	138651007.00	142650993.00	0.0
Total Full-Time Positions	83.00	77.00	77.00	80.00	3.9
Total Part-Time Positions	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.0
Total FTEs	112.06	113.61	113.61	116.60	2.6
Total Revenues	132146434.00	137334757.00	138729773.00	149899073.00	9.1

FY24 Approved Changes

Title	Expenditures	FTEs
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
FY23 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION	131373112	101.53
Changes (with service impacts)
Add: New Positions for Waste Reduction Efforts (Environmental Planning Policy Analyst & Senior Planning Specialist) [Materials and Collection]	258606	2.00
Add: New Position for Multi-family Recycling (Program Specialist II) [Materials and Collection]	128293	1.00
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Out-of-County Haul [Disposal]	1723463	0.00
Increase Cost: Yard Trim Program [Materials and Collection]	1156084	0.00
Increase Cost: Oaks Landfill Improvements [Disposal]	887316	0.00
Increase Cost: Transfer Station Operations [Disposal]	743918	0.00
Increase Cost: Residential, Commercial, and Multi-family Recycling Programs [Materials and Collection]	539767	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Compensation Increases	470626	0.00
Increase Cost: FY24 Compensation Adjustment	455142	0.00
Increase Cost: Risk Management Adjustment	407825	0.00
Increase Cost: Dickerson Master Plan Environmental Assessments [Disposal]	333802	0.00
Increase Cost: Paper Recycling [Materials and Collection]	175537	0.00
Increase Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment	172411	0.00
Increase Cost: Household Hazardous Waste [Disposal]	152758	0.00
Increase Cost: Automation Efforts [Administration and Support]	118945	0.00
Increase Cost: Food Waste Organics Program [Materials and Collection]	97062	0.00
Increase Cost: Site 2 Building Maintenance and Facilities Costs [Disposal]	56010	0.00
Increase Cost: Adjustment of Position Salaries [Administration and Support]	37529	0.00
Increase Cost: Adjustment of Position Salaries [Materials and Collection]	37238	0.00
Increase Cost: Gude Landfill [Disposal]	34122	0.00
Increase Cost: Adjustment of Position Salaries [Disposal]	15029	0.00
Increase Cost: Three Percent Inflationary Adjustment to Non-Profit Service Provider Contracts [Disposal]	4997	0.00
Increase Cost: Waste System Program Development [Materials and Collection]	479	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Personnel Costs	50	0.00
Decrease Cost: Reallocation of Position Based on Actual Work Activities [Administration and Support]	-1059	-0.01
Decrease Cost: Printing and Mail	-2606	0.00
Decrease Cost: Recycing Outreach, Education, and Volunteers [Materials and Collection]	-14770	0.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment	-17022	0.00
Decrease Cost: Finance Chargeback (Disposal Fund) [Administration and Support]	-67420	0.00
Decrease Cost: Revenue Analysis and System Evaluation [Administration and Support]	-416910	0.00
Decrease Cost: Recycling Center Bypass Reduction [Materials and Collection]	-650069	0.00
Decrease Cost: Debt Service Payment Delay [Administration and Support]	-1629474	0.00
Decrease Cost: Resource Recovery Facility Revenue Operating Offsest [Disposal]	-1846591	0.00
Decrease Cost: Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY23	-3450000	0.00
FY24 APPROVED	131284200	104.52

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
FY23 ORIGINAL APPROPRIATION	11264783	12.08
Other Adjustments (with no service impacts)
Increase Cost: Residential Refuse Collection Program [Materials and Collection]	180614	0.00
Increase Cost: FY24 Compensation Adjustment	62114	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Compensation Increases	56324	0.00
Increase Cost: Annualization of FY23 Personnel Costs	659	0.00
Increase Cost: Printing and Mail	75	0.00
Decrease Cost: Retirement Adjustment	-1566	0.00
Decrease Cost: Turnover of Positions [Administration and Support]	-6725	0.00
Decrease Cost: Decrease in Administrative Costs [Administration and Support]	-8456	0.00
Decrease Cost: Turnover of Positions [Materials and Collection]	-14367	0.00
Decrease Cost: Finance Chargeback (Collection Fund) [Administration and Support]	-40680	0.00
Decrease Cost: Risk Management Adjustment	-58907	0.00
Decrease Cost: Motor Pool Adjustment	-67075	0.00
FY24 APPROVED	11366793	12.08

Program Summary

Program Name	FY23 APPR Expenditures	FY23 APPR FTEs	FY24 APPR Expenditures	FY24 APPR FTEs
Administration and Support	9668524	40.81	8413739	40.80
Disposal	63307875	21.65	62185279	21.65
Materials and Collection	69661496	51.15	72051975	54.15
Total	142637895	113.61	142650993	116.60

Charges to Other Departments

Charged Department	Charged Fund	FY23 Total$	FY23 FTES	FY24 Total$	FY24 FTES
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
General Services	General Fund	322697	0.00	389899	0.00
Alcohol Beverage Services	Liquor	17800	0.00	20210	0.00
Parking District Services	Bethesda Parking	70046	0.00	75299	0.00
Parking District Services	Silver Spring Parking	135714	0.00	145893	0.00
Parking District Services	Wheaton Parking	13134	0.00	14119	0.00
Total		559391	0.00	645420	0.00

Funding Parameter Items ($000s)

Title	FY24	FY25	FY26	FY27	FY28	FY29
SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL
EXPENDITURES
FY24 Approved	131284.000000	131284.000000	131284.000000	131284.000000	131284.000000	131284.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Annualization of Positions Approved in FY24	0.000000	88.000000	88.000000	88.000000	88.000000	88.000000
New positions in the FY24 budget are generally assumed to be filled at least two months after the fiscal year begins. Therefore, the above amounts reflect annualization of these positions in the outyears.
Elimination of One-Time Items Approved in FY24	0.000000	-120.000000	-120.000000	-120.000000	-120.000000	-120.000000
Items recommended for one-time funding in FY24, including vehicles for new positions, will be eliminated from the base in the outyears.
Labor Contracts	0.000000	426.000000	426.000000	426.000000	426.000000	426.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures	131284.000000	131679.000000	131679.000000	131679.000000	131679.000000	131679.000000

SOLID WASTE COLLECTION
EXPENDITURES
FY24 Approved	11367.000000	11367.000000	11367.000000	11367.000000	11367.000000	11367.000000
No inflation or compensation change is included in outyear projections.
Labor Contracts	0.000000	108.000000	108.000000	108.000000	108.000000	108.000000
These figures represent the estimated annualized cost of general wage adjustments, service increments, and other negotiated items.
Subtotal Expenditures	11367.000000	11475.000000	11475.000000	11475.000000	11475.000000	11475.000000