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General Services seeks invoice‑processing staff, continues BlackRock support; CIP amendments reviewed
Summary
The Department of General Services requested a new fiscal assistant position to handle increasing invoice volume, and the County Executive proposed $125,000 for BlackRock operating support. The committee asked for cost comparisons between continuing a contract and hiring an FTE and reviewed several CIP amendments and state awards managed by DGS.
The Montgomery County Department of General Services (DGS) presented its FY26 operating budget and a set of capital improvement project (CIP) amendments to the Government Operations Committee. The department is seeking one new full‑time position to support invoice and payment processing and the County Executive proposed $125,000 in FY26 for operating support to the BlackRock Center for the Arts; committee members asked for additional financial analysis on the FTE versus continuing contract support.
DGS staff told the committee the general fund portion of the DGS FY26 request increases by about $5,000,000 (around 10% year‑over‑year) driven by maintenance needs for newly opened facilities, compensation adjustments and an ongoing workload in accounts…
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