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County officials present preliminary $9 million 2024 surplus, coroner and public health offices report key findings
Summary
Montgomery County’s finance director told the Board of Commissioners the county’s preliminary 2024 results show a projected excess of revenue over expense of about $9 million; the coroner and public health director also presented recent findings and upcoming community events.
Montgomery County’s finance director presented preliminary fiscal results for 2024, showing an estimated excess of revenue over expenditures of about $9 million and a projected general fund balance near $153 million if those figures hold through the audit process.
Dean Brotone, the county’s finance director, cautioned that the numbers are preliminary and subject to audit adjustments but said investment income and favorable departmental earnings helped produce outperformance on revenue while some grant-funded program spending ran below budget. Brotone summarized key figures: general-fund revenue of roughly $568 million, with real-estate taxes and federal/state grants forming the bulk of revenues; investment income outperformed budget by several million dollars; and grant revenue was…
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