Management & Budget

Responsibilities
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is responsible for:
  • Budget formulation
  • Fiscal control
  • Management and policy analysis
  • Program and project control and evaluation
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.

Services
The Office of Management and Budget is 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.
  • Budget in Brief
  • 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.
    • The annual budget is the statement of revenues and expenditures as an expression of the County's fiscal priorities and practices.
    • The County's performance management system is to plan, measure, and evaluate services in order to continuously improve service delivery to citizens and residents in concert with CountyStat.
  • 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.
  • Issue Analysis
    • Evaluation of important financial, managerial, and systems issues facing the County.