Montgomery County Maryland Operating Budget

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Program Description

Residential Construction & Fire Code Compliance

The Residential Construction staff is responsible for ensuring public safety through the effective application of residential building, structural, electrical, mechanical, and energy conservation codes. This is accomplished through technical plan review and inspection processes.

The Fire Code Compliance staff is responsible for ensuring compliance with adopted National Fire Codes and Standards, the Montgomery County Fire Code, and the Maryland State Fire Prevention Codes in existing buildings. This is accomplished through reviews and preventive inspection processes for businesses, schools, multi-family buildings, healthcare facilities, places of worship, and all other commercial buildings or occupancies.

The Division staff respond to and investigate code violations and aid in recovery during disasters and other incidents.

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Program Contacts

Contact Barbara Suter of the Department of Permitting Services at 240.777.6244 or Katherine Bryant-Higgins of the Office of Management and Budget at 240.777.2764 for more information regarding this department's operating budget.

Program Performance Measures

Program Performance Measures	Actual FY21	Actual FY22	Estimated FY23	Target FY24	Target FY25
Percent of service requests completed within 3 business days	99.0%	92.1%	93.0%	94.0%	95.0%
Percent of commercial establishments in compliance with the Fire Code	61.3%	78.5%	79%	80%	81%
Number of inspections performed by Residential and Fire Code Compliance FCC inspectors	49,599	69,820	69,900	70,000	70,100
Number of residential plan reviews performed	9,657	9,491	9,500	9,550	9,600
Residential Permits - Percent of inspections completed on the scheduled day	99.0%	99.4%	99%	99%	99%

Program Budget Changes

FY24 Approved Changes	Expenditures	FTEs
FY23 Approved	6173208	46.00
Multi-program adjustments, including negotiated compensation changes, employee benefit changes, changes due to staff turnover, reorganizations, and other budget changes affecting multiple programs.	373980	0.00
FY24 Approved	6547188	46.00