General Plan and Master Plans and Sector Plans The County continues its efforts to improve the linkages between County planning activities, the CIP, and the Operating Budget. Land use master plans and sector plans for the County's geographic planning areas anticipate needs for roads, schools, and other facilities required by new or changing population. Planning for capital improvements is tied to the County's continuing development and growth in population, number of households, and businesses. CAPITAL PROGRAM PLANNING Planning Policies Further detail on the capital program goals and objectives for these agencies is contained in their CIP request documents, which may be obtained directly from each agency. For other government agencies (Montgomery County Public Schools, Montgomery College, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission (M-NCPPC), Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC Water), Revenue Authority, and Housing Opportunities Commission), missions are more generally described, citing statutory authority, with agency capital programs supporting those goals.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVESĬapital program goals and objectives for departments within the Montgomery County Government are provided in the program description and objectives subsections contained in the various sections of the Recommended CIP document. The complete Approved CIP can be found on the same website. The complete County Executive's Recommended Amended CIP is published as a separate document and may be found at. This section summarizes the CIP, its six-year projections of expenditures, and the fiscal policies and funding to support them. Criteria for amendments generally include: Use of funds from external sources projects which address significant health or safety requirements and economic development opportunities. In practice, amendments to the CIP are limited to conform to the requirement for a biennial, or every other year, CIP. The County Charter (Section 302) also provides that the CIP may be amended at any time. estimates of costs, anticipated revenue sources, and impacts of the capital program on County revenues and the operating budget.recommendations for capital projects and their construction schedules and.
the relationship of capital programs to the County's long-range development plans.A statement of the objectives of capital programs.
The CIP includes all capital projects and programs for all agencies for which the County sets tax rates or approves budgets or programs. In odd-numbered calendar years, the approved CIP, together with any amendments, continues to guide capital investment. The Charter requires that the annual capital budget be consistent with the six-year program. The Montgomery County Charter (Section 302) requires the County Executive to submit a comprehensive six-year program for capital improvements, called the Capital Improvements Program (CIP), not later than January 15 of each even-numbered calendar year or the next business day if January 15th falls on a weekend or a holiday.