The Government Operations and Fiscal Policy (GOFP) Committee met on April 30, 2026, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:52 a.m. to review proposed Fiscal Year 2027 budgets for five county agencies: Office of Central Services (OCS), Office of Procurement (OOP), Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), Office of Management and Budget/Non-Departmental (OMB), and Office of Information Technology (OIT). The meeting was chaired by Edward P. Burroughs III, with council members Timothy J. Adams, Wala Blegay, Jolene Ivey, and Krystal Oriadha present. No votes were taken; the session was informational.
Good morning, everyone. In the interest of time, we'll start off in the informational capacity, and once we reach quorum, I'll start the meeting. Uh we currently do not have quorum of the committee members to convene as a public meeting as a result. We will proceed as an informational gathering as opposed to a meeting. And the public is welcome to observe. How are you, Dr. Sullivan? And uh, once we get quorum, we'll switch back over. All right. I'd like to start with the Office of Central Services. Can you come forward? Uh today the GOFP committee will review the proposed FY27 budgets of the Office of Central Services, Office of Procurement, Office of Human Resource Management, Office of Budget and Nondepartmental, and Office of Information Technology. I'll start by yielding to Ms. Jubanks for an overview of the Office of Central Services and then Miss Sylvia King. Okay, that changed on me. Okay, let's do it. Good morning. Um, I want to start first by indicating that you all have hard copies of everything that's in the virtual binder at your desk. The Office of Central Services is here today for their budget review. And at the table, um, we have the director David Byrd, and he will introduce his staff. And as you indicated uh Sylvia King, senior legislative budget officer will present the report, and the agency as well also has a presentation, which is in your bond on page 63. Thank you. Uh thank you. I'll now turn to our our great director, Mr. David Byrd. Actually, you have a okay. All right, and get started. Good morning, Mr. Chair and Councilmember Ivy. This is a presentation of the Office of Central Services Fiscal Year 2027 budget overview. And yeah, it's not working. Okay. Slides two and three provide a brief overview of the agency structure, mission core services and fiscal year 2027 strategic focus. The strategic focus for the agency includes executing capital renewal and modernization across portfolio of county government buildings, fleet management, and processing incoming mail. In fiscal year 2026, the property management fund will transfer back to OCS from RDA. Legislation is being prepared in fiscal year 26 to officially solidify the transfer of the funds management back to OCS. If you recall, last year it was transferred to RDA and now they're transferring it back. Last year, the federal government issued the executive order unleashing American Energy, which could result in a reduction or termination of the funding sources that will limit the availability of grant funding that could support electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging stations, and sustainability initiatives associated with the county's sustainability efforts. In addition, the EPA regulations will also affect HVAC equipment, refrigerants, and lower carbon emissions that may impose higher costs for mechanical equipment, HVAC, refrigerators, etc. for the county. These requirements cannot be quantified due to the large number and scope of the variables. The fiscal year 2027 proposed budget for OCS is approximately 47.3 million dollars and represents an increase of 904,000 above the 26 approved budget. OCS requested and received 1.5 million dollars in supplemental budget due to the high volume of snow events, severe icing conditions, and extended cleanup efforts over the approved FY26 budget. Approximately 1.8 million dollars has been encumbered to date for snow and ice activities, and based on current forecasts and ongoing impacts from recent storms, additional supplemental funding may be required as costs continue to be realized. This is primarily due to increases in compensation due to mandated salary requirements and staffing increases, operational increases for building repair, maintenance, gas, and oil expenditures. Revenues for the fleet increased by 448,000 to 17.9 million dollars that is charged to agencies on a cost basis. Ending fund balance is projected at 392,000 dollars in 2027, which is the first time in a few years that it has come out of the red. The fiscal year 27 proposed expenditure budget for fleet management is 17.9 million. The increase in funding is primarily due to increases in operating costs for vehicle maintenance and repair expenditures, OIT charges, and increases in mandated salary requirements. The proposed budget for the property management special revenue fund is 269,000.