Office of Management and Budget (OMB)

The Office of Management and Budget is responsible for budget formulation, fiscal control, program and project control and evaluation, and management and policy analysis. Under Section 802 of the County Charter, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget is responsible to the County Executive for assisting in the preparation of the annual Current Expense and Capital Budgets of the County and advising upon any request for County funds and revenue needs. This office studies budget execution and the efficiency of agencies' organization, methods and procedures, and prepares related reports.

The Office of Management and Budget is also responsible for:

• Annual Operating Budget
  The annual budget is the statement of revenues and expenditures as an expression of the County's fiscal priorities and practices.
• Capital Improvement Program (CIP)/Capital Budget
  The CIP is a six year plan for the provision of the County's capital facility and infrastructure needs. The capital budget consists of those projects scheduled for activity in the first year of the CIP; it appropriates the amounts necessary to defray the estimated cost of that activity.
• Executive Management Assessment Program (EMAP)
  Review of countywide operational performance through continuous monitoring of internally defined strategic management initiatives (known as Charter for Change) within branches of the organization. Staff and operating agencies are individually examined based on a continuous quality improvement model. A broad range of issues and functions are subject to the EMAP process including personnel staffing schedules, agency organizational planning, and financial and administrative impact of state/national mandates.
• Policy and Procedures Review
  Review of the County's fiscal policies and service policies. Fiscal policies address the acquisition and general allocation of resources. Service policies focus on what is done with these resources and how it is accomplished.
• Fiscal Analysis and Planning
  Analysis of the County's short-term and long-term revenue growth, fund reserve and debt capacity.
• County's Current Expenses
  A comprehensive fiscal plan for the financing of operational programs for a single fiscal year. Included are estimates of the costs of the services and programs comprising the County's operations and the revenues available to finance them.
• CAFR
  The County's external audited Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
• Issue Analysis
  Evaluation of important financial, managerial, and systems issues facing the County.

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