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Rental Assistance Programs
Review: The joint HHS and PHP Committee will review the $28 million recommended FY27 Operating Budget for Rental Assistance Programs, which represents an increase of $2.9 million, or less than 12 percent, compared to the approved FY26 Operating Budget. Rental assistance programs are funded through the Housing Initiative Fund and are operated by the Housing Opportunities Commission (HOC), the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), and the Department of Housing and Community Affairs (DHCA). These programs are funded through recordation taxes collected in the Housing Initiative Fund. Additional details are available in the Council staff report.
Department of Permitting Services (DPS)
Review: The ECON Committee will review the more than $50.2 million recommended FY27 Operating Budget for DPS, which represents an increase of nearly $1.8 million, or 3.7 percent, compared to the approved FY26 Operating Budget. The recommendation includes more than $1.5 million in compensation adjustments and $269,213 in programmatic and staffing additions, enhancements or other cost increases. For FY27, the County Executive is proposing to increase commercial permit fees by 25 percent and residential permit fees by 10 percent.
Business Center Team
Review: The ECON Committee will review the more than $528,441 recommended FY27 Operating Budget for the Business Center Team, which represents a decrease of $69,816 million, or 11.7 percent, compared to the approved FY26 Operating Budget. The recommendation represents a decrease in compensation adjustments and other cost increases that reflect the continuation of current staffing and service levels.
Small Business Support Services NDA
Review: The ECON Committee will review the more than $2.9 million recommended FY27 Operating Budget for the Small Business Support Services NDA, which represents an increase of $645,489, or 28.2 percent, compared to the approved FY26 Operating Budget. The recommendation includes $222,853 in programmatic and staffing additions and enhancements. The recommendation also includes a $95,539 increase for compensation adjustments and other cost increases.
Incubator Programs Non-Departmental Account
Review: The ECON Committee will review the more than $4.1 million recommended FY27 Operating Budget for the Incubator Programs NDA, which represents a decrease of $377,441, or 8.4 percent, compared to the approved FY26 Operating Budget. The recommendation includes the elimination of a program manager position from the Incubator Programs NDA and the shift of two program manager positions to the Small Business Support Services NDA for Outreach and Community Liaison Duties. The Incubators NDA provides facility lease payments, portfolio management services and program funding for the County's Business Innovation Network facilities.
BioHub Maryland at Montgomery County NDA
Review: The ECON Committee will review the more than $596,688 recommended FY27 Operating Budget for the BioHub Maryland at Montgomery County NDA, which represents an increase of nearly $17,379, or nearly three percent, compared to the approved FY26 Operating Budget. The recommendation represents a three percent inflationary increase that is stipulated within the memorandum of understanding between the County and the BioHub for a five-year funding agreement.
Montgomery County Public Schools
Review: The EC Committee will hold its fourth meeting to review the FY27 Operating Budget for MCPS. The committee previously reviewed the MCPS operating budget at meetings held on April 13, April 22 and April 27. The Board of Education’s adopted FY27 tax-supported budget, excluding grants and enterprise fund, is more than $3.54 billion, which represents an increase of more than $192 million, or 5.7 percent compared to the approved FY26 tax-supported budget. The County Executive recommends more than $3.78 billion in funding for MCPS, which includes funding 100 percent of the Board of Education’s request and an additional $222.4 million above the required MOE level. Maryland state law sets a minimum funding level for public education, known as the MOE law, which requires local jurisdictions to fund school systems at the same amount per pupil as the prior year with increases or decreases relative to enrollment changes.
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