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County administrator reports $35.2M general fund balance; flags special-revenue funds for monitoring
Summary
County Administrator Michael B. Colbert presented the February 2026 appropriations report, reporting a $35.2 million General Fund Operating balance, $40.0 million in Budget Stabilization and $23.8 million in Capital Reserve while warning several special-revenue funds are on fiscal watch and the Property & Casualty fund lacks full coverage for a $20 million liability deductible.
County Administrator Michael B. Colbert presented the Calendar Year Appropriations Report for February 2026 to the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, reporting the General Fund Operating subfund balance at $35.2 million, Budget Stabilization at $40.0 million and Capital Reserve at $23.8 million.
According to the report summary presented to the board, year-to-date General Fund revenues were 2.0% under the current budget and expenses were 5.6% over it; revenues were driven primarily by sales tax and first-half property-tax collections were made in February and would be settled in March. Colbert also identified several special-revenue subfunds on fiscal watch, naming DDS, JFS PA, Children Services and the Nicholas Residential Treatment Center, and noted that the prosecutor's DTAC fund remained above full funding requirements at $6.8 million.
The presentation also flagged stress in internal service funds. The report states the Property & Casualty fund balance is $9.0 million and is deficient to cover a $20 million liability deductible; the county initiated rate increases beginning with 2025 self-insurance billing and expects to continue increases through 2027. Other lines in the report show variations across enterprise and special-revenue funds, with some funds tracking to budget while others are running over or under seasonal expectations.
The appropriations report as presented supplies the county's high-level cash balances and percent-of-budget metrics by fund and subfund; the commissioners received the report during open session and later recessed to executive session. For additional detail or schedule of follow-up actions, the county's Office of Management & Budget is the contact point identified in the packet.
