(a) Executive Branch.
(1) These are the departments and principal offices of the Executive Branch.
County Executive (Charter, § 201 et seq.)
Chief Administrative Officer (Charter, § 210 et seq.)
Consumer Protection (Section 11-2)
Correction and Rehabilitation (Section 2-28)
County Attorney (Charter § 213)
Environmental Protection (Section 2-29)
Fire and Rescue Service (Section 2-39A)
General Services (Section 2-30)
Health and Human Services (Section 2-42A)
Housing and Community Affairs (Section 2-27 et seq.)
Intergovernmental Relations (Section 2-64J)
Liquor Control
Management and Budget (Section 2-64K)
Permitting Services (Section 2-42B)
Procurement (Section 2-64N)
Public Information
Public Libraries (Section 2-45 et seq.)
Racial Equity and Social Justice (Section 2-64A)
Recreation (Section 2-58)
Technology and Enterprise Business Solutions (Section 2-58D)
Transportation (Section 2-55 et seq.)
(2) The County Executive must determine whether the entity is a department or a principal office.
(A) Entities that directly serve the public are departments; and
(B) Entities that provide internal support to other parts of County government are principal offices.
(b) Legislative Branch. There are no departments or principal offices in the Legislative Branch. (1986 L.M.C., ch. 37, § 1; 1986 L.M.C., ch. 60, § 3; 1987 L.M.C., ch. 28, § 4; 1987 L.M.C., ch. 34, § 1; 1987 L.M.C., ch. 47, § 1; 1989 L.M.C., ch. 42, § 1; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 6, § 1; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 1; 1993 L.M.C., ch. 44, § 1; 1994 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 1; 1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 2, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 4, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 20, § 1; 1996 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 1; 1997 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 1; 1997 L.M.C., ch. 26, §1; 1998 L.M.C., ch. 12, § 1; 2000 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 2; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 14, § 1; 2001 L.M.C., ch. 28, §§ 14, 15 and 16; 2002 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1; 2002 L.M.C., ch. 16, § 2; 2004 L.M.C., ch. 25, § 1; 2005 L.M.C., ch. 26, § 1; 2008 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 13, §1; 2015 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 1; 2016 L.M.C., ch. 7, § 1; 2019 L.M.C., ch. 27, §1; 2021 L.M.C., ch. 10, § 1.)
Editor's note—See County Attorney Opinion dated 6/3/08 discussing public purpose funds and non-public purpose funds. See County Attorney Opinion dated 1/8/08 regarding collection of debts owed to the County. See County Attorney Opinion dated 4/30/02 which indicates that, for purposes of a reduction in force, the Regional Service Centers (RSC) are not the same office as the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). This means that only the employees in the RSCs are considered when a position is abolished through a RIF process and not the employees of the CAO’s Office. See County Attorney Opinion dated 10/18/00 explaining that, with limited exceptions, the County does not have the financial responsibility for the payment of a judgment or settlement of a tort action against the Sheriff or Deputy Sheriff even if it arises out of an employment relationship.
2015 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 7, states: References to the Department of Economic Development in contracts. All references to the Department of Economic Development in contracts, deeds, licenses, easements, and leases are references to an agent of the County as designated by the Chief Administrative Officer.
2015 L.M.C., ch. 36, § 8 also states, in part: All other provisions of this Act take effect 180 days after the Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation is designated under Section 30B-2.
2015 L.M.C., ch. 13, § 2, states:
Transition. Any regulation in effect when this Act takes effect that implements a function transferred to the Office of Procurement by this Act continues in effect, but any reference in any regulation to the Department of General Services, from which the function was transferred, must be treated as referring to the Office of Procurement, to which the function is transferred. The transfer of a function under this Act does not affect any right of a party to any legal proceeding begun before this Act took effect.
Any responsibility or right granted by law, ordinance, regulation, delegation of authority, contract, or other document to the Department General Services in connection with this Procurement Law and Regulations is transferred to the Office of Procurement.
2005 L.M.C., ch. 26, §§ 2 and 3, state:
Sec. 2. Regulations. A regulation which implements a function transferred to the Office of Consumer Protection by this Act continues in effect until otherwise amended or repealed, but any reference to any predecessor department or office must be treated as referring to the Office of Consumer Protection.
Sec. 3. Transition. This act does not invalidate or affect any action taken by the Department of Housing and Community Affairs before this Act took effect. Any responsibility or right granted by law, regulation, contract, or other document, and which is associated with a function transferred by this Act from the Department of Housing and Community Affairs, is transferred to the Office of Consumer Protection.
2002 L.M.C., ch. 5, § 2, reads as follows: “Transition. (a) Any function performed by the Department of Information Systems and Telecommunications or the office of cable communications in the Department of Housing and Community Affairs immediately before this Act takes effect [April 11, 2002] are transferred to the Department of Technology Services. (b) A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Technology Services by this Act continues in effect but any reference to any other agency that performed the function must be treated as a reference to the Department of Technology Services.
1995 L.M.C., ch. 13, §§ 3 — 5, read as follows: “Sec. 3. Functions previously performed by the Department of Social Services and the Department of Health are transferred to the Department of Health and Human Services to the extent permitted by State law.
Sec. 4. The Council intends to seek State enabling legislation to permit incorporation of the Department of Health and Department of Social Services in the Department of Health and Human Services as part of the reorganization of County health and human services.
Sec. 5. A regulation that implements a function assigned to the Department of Health and Human Services by 1995 LMC ch. 13 continues in effect but is amended to the extent necessary to provide that the regulation is administered by the Director of the Department of Health and Human Services.”