Montgomery County's FY2015 budget data compares executive recommendations against council-approved amounts across 12 detailed accounting dimensions. The dataset covers the county's operating budget for the fiscal year running from July 1, 2014, to June 30, 2015, as published by data.montgomerycountymd.gov. It excludes revenues and individual agency budgets, which are maintained separately.
Use Cases
- Analyze budget variance by calculating the Approved Amount minus the Recommended Amount for each Program or Department.
- Model funding priorities by clustering Cost Center Name entries based on Expense Category and Fund Type.
- Identify fiscal trade-offs by comparing Personnel & Operating Expenses allocations across different Service groupings.
- Track resource allocation by aggregating Recommended Amount and Approved Amount by Fund Subtype and Object Name.
Strengths
- Data is structured for comparison with dedicated Recommended Amount and Approved Amount columns.
- Provides granular breakdown across 12 dimensions including Function, Department, Program, and Cost Center Name.
Limitations
- Dataset is limited to a single fiscal year (2015), preventing longitudinal trend analysis.
- Excludes revenue sources and agency-specific budget details, offering only a partial fiscal view.
Provenance
- Source
- data.montgomerycountymd.gov
- Collection Method
- null
- Time Range
- Fiscal Year 2015 (July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015)
- Freshness
- Annually, though the specific data is from FY2015.
- Geography
- Montgomery County, Maryland, USA