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�[0mBill No. 23-12
Concerning: Administration Open
[[Government]]
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Revised: 12/412012 Draft NO.6
Introduced: July 31.2012
Enacted: December 4.2012
Executive: December
17. 2012
Effective: March
18. 2013
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Ch. ｾＬLaws of Mont. Co. 2012
COUNTY COUNCIL
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND
By: Councilmembers Riemer and Andrews, Council President Berliner, and Councilmembers �
Leventhal, Floreen, Navarro, and Ervin �
AN ACT to:
(1) require the County to make certain public data sets available on a single web portal
on the internet;
(2) require the ([Department
of Technology Services]] County to develop a technical
standards manual for publishing public data sets;
(3) require the County to develop ([a Compliance]] an Open Data Implementation Plan;
(4) require the County
to include on the single web portal, a website that includes
certain information on requests submitted to the County under the Maryland Public
Information Act and the County's response to that request;
(5) require the Chief Administrative Officer to report to the Council on the Executive
Branch's [[compliance with]] responses to the Maryland Public Information Act;
and
(6) generally amend County law regarding administration.
By adding
Montgomery County Code
Chapter 2, Administration
Article XIV,
Open [[Government]] Data
Sections 2-152, 2-152, 2-153, 2-154,2-155,2-156,2-157, [[and]] 2-158, and 2-159
Boldface Heading or defined term.
Underlining
Addedto existing law by original bill.
[Single boldface brackets]
Deletedfrom existing law by original bill.
Double underlining
Addedby amendment.
[[Double boldface brackets]]
Deletedfrom existing law or the bill by amendment.

• * * Existing law unaffected by bill.
  The County Council
  for Montgomery County, Maryland approves the following Act:

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27 BILL
No. 23-12
Sec. 1. Article XIV (Sections 2-152, 2-152, 2-153, 2-154, 2-155, 2-156,
2-157, [[and]] 2-158,
and 2-159) is added to Chapter 2 as follows:
Article XIV.
Open [[Government]] Data.
2-152. Title.
This Article is known as the "Montgomery County
ｾ[[Government]] Data
Act."
2-153. Definitions.
In this Article, the following words and phrases have the following meanings: �
Agency means any department or ｯｦｦｩ｣･｛｛ｾ＠department, division, board, �
committee, commission]]
ofthe County government. �
Data means the final version
of digital information: �
Uti ill in ｾ＠structured, statistical, or alphanumeric form (Le., list,
table, graph, chart, or other non-narrative form) that can
be digitally transmitted or processed; or
ill.} in an unstructured, factual, or content form .G.b fact
sheet, memorandum, press release, compliance guidance,
manual, or other narrative form) that can be digitally
transmitted or processed; and
lhl �regularly created or maintained Qy or on behalf of and owned
Qy an agency that records ｾ＠file, measurement, transaction, or
[[determination]] final decision related to the mission of an
agency.
Data does not include any information provided to an agency
Qy another
government entity; or any image file, such as
ｾ＠design, drawing, map. photo,
or scanned
£QPY
of an original document. [[Data includes statistical or
factual information about the image file and geographic information system
data.]]
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28 [[Department means the Department of Technology Services.]]
29 [[Determination means any agency's final decision about a person,
30 including:
31 ill eligibility for services or benefits;
32 (hl issuing ｾ＠permit;
33 (£} registration, certification and licensing; and
34 @ liability for civil and criminal penalties.]]
35 Maryland Public Information Act or Act means the Maryland Public
36 Information Act, codified at Sections 10-611 through 10-630 of the State
37 Government Article
ofthe Maryland Code.
38 Measurement means to guantify any characteristic of an observable event,
39 occurrence, or object
.Qy comparison to ｾ＠reference standard.
40 Qpen Data Implementation Plan means a plan developed by the Chief
41 Administrative Officer to implement this Article and as further described in
42 Section 2-158.
43 Open standard means ｾ＠technical standard developed and maintained .Qy ｾ＠
44 voluntary consensus standards body that is available to the public without
45 royalty or
fee.
46 Public data set means ｛｛ｾ＠comprehensive collection of interrelated data that
47 is available for inspection
.Qy the public under any provision of law and is
48 maintained on ｾ＠computer system ｾor on behalf of, an agency.]] data
49 idsmtified as eligible for publication by the Open Data Implementation Plan.
50 Public data set does not include any portion of ｾ＠data set that is not subject
51 to disclosure under any Federal or State law, including the Maryland Public
52 Information Act.
53 Technical standard means:
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54 W the common and repeated use
of ｾ＠rule, condition, guideline, or
55 characteristic for any product or related process and production
56 method, and related management systems practice; and
57 {hl ill the definition of ｾ＠term;

ill classification of ｾ＠component;

ill delineation ofｾ＠procedure;
60 ill specification of dimension, material, performance,
61 design, or operation;

ill measurement of quality and quantity in describing any
63 material, process, product, system, service, or practice;
64 ® test method and sampling procedure; or

ill description of fit and measurement of size or strength.
66 Transaction means any interaction between
an agency and any person
67 related to the mission
of an agency.
68 Voluntary consensus standards body means
ｾ＠domestic or international
69 organization that develops and maintains
ｾ＠technical standard that uses ｾ＠
70 transparent deliberative process, permits the participation of any party, and
71 achieves general consensus, although not necessarily unanimity, of the
72 participating parties, including ｾ＠process to attempt to resolve any difference
73 in viewpoint.
74 2-154. Public
data set availability.
75 W [[An agency]] The County must make ｛｛ｾ｝｝＠some public data sets
76 available on
ｾ＠single web portal on the Internet within 1 year after this
77 Article takes effect. Every agency must make at least one public data
78 set available
to .. be published on a single web portal within the
79 timeframe prescribed by the Open Data Implementation Plan. The

80 Open Data Implementation Plan must . assign and prioritize by

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81 subcategories the order in which public data sets should be published. �
82 To prioritize public data sets in the Open Data Implementation Plan, �
83 the Chief Administrative Officer must consider whether information �
84 tilllbodied in the public data set: �
85 ill can be used to Increase agency accountability and �
86 responslveness; �
87 aJ improves public knowledge ofthe agency and its operations; �
88 Lll furthers the mission ofthe agency; �

ill creates economic opportunity; or �
90 (2) responds t9 a need or demand identified by public consultation. �
91 [[If an agency cannot make !! public data set available, the agency �
92 must report to Executive and Council: �
93 ill which public data set it is unable to make available; �
94 ill the reasons why the agency cannot make the public data set �
95 available; and �
96 ill the date Qy: which the agency expects the public data set to be �
97 available on the single web portal.]] �
98 (Q) Any published public data set that an agency makes available on the �
99 Internet must be accessible through !! single web portal that is linked �
100 to www.montgomerycountymd.gov or any successor website �
101 maintained by" or on behalf Q£. the County. �
102 W A public data set must be made available as specified in technical �
103 standards [[identified Qy: Method ｾ＠ｲ･ｧｵｬ｡ｴｩｯｮ｝｝ｾ＠ �
104 @ A public data set must be published in !! format that permits �
105 automated processing and must make use of appropriate technology to �
106 notify
the public

of all updates. �

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107 ill Once  published,  a [[A]] public  data set must  be updated  as often  as is 
108 [[necessary  to preserve  the integrity  and usefulness of the data  set to 
109 the  extent  that the agency  regularly  maintains  or updates  the public 
110  data set]]  required  by the  Open  Data Implementation  Plan. 
111 ill A published  public  data  set must  be made  available  without any 
112  registration or license  requirement  or restriction  on use.  However,  the 
113  [[Department]] County may require 
ｾ＠third nmY providing  to the 
114  public any public  data set, or application  utilizing that data  set, to 
115  explicitly identify the source  and version 
of the public  data set and 
116 describe  any modification  made to that  data  set.  In this  Section, 
117 registration  or license  requirement  or restriction  does not include  any 
118 measure  required to: 
119 ill assure access  to ｾpublic data set; 
120 
ill protect  the single  web site housing ｾ＠public  data set from 
121 unlawful  abuse or an  attempt  to damage  or impair  use of the 
122  web site; or 
123 
ill analyze  the ｾof data being  used to improve  service delivery. 
124 
(g} A  published  public data set must  be accessible  to external  search 
125  capabilities. 
126 
(hl Nothing  in this  Article  prohibits  an agency  from: ill voluntarily 
127  disclosing information  not otherwise  defined as data;  or 
ill making 
128  voluntarily disclosed information  accessible through the single  web 
129  portal. 
130 
ill [[After ｾ＠public  data set has  been  available  on the  web  portal  for § 
131 months,  an agency  must not change  or terminate  collection of data or 
132  remove the data  set from  public  access  without  the approval 
of the 
133  Chief Administrative  Officer or the  Chief  Administrative  Officer's 
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134  designee.]] The Open  Data Implementation  Plan must  address  when 
135  and how  an agency  may change  or terminate  collection 
of data or 
136  remove the public  data set from  public  access. 
137 
ill [[The  Chief  Administrative  Officer must assign  appropriate  staff to 
138  manage the public  data sets.]]  The Open  Data Implementation  Plan 
139  must address  appropriate  staffing to manage  the published  public data 
140 
141 2-155. Web portal administration.
142  !ill The [[Department  may take reasonable  measures]]  Open Data 
143 Implementation  Plan must  address  measures  to maintain  bandwidth 
144  availability 
ofthe web  portal. 
145 
(Q} The  [[Department]]  County must conspicuously  publish the open  data 
146  [[legalH policy in Section  2­156 on the  web  portal. 
147  W The [[Department]]  County must implement  [[an on­line  forum]] 
ｾ＠
148  mechanism to solicit  public  feedback  and encourage  public discussion 
149  on open  data policies  and public  data set availability  on the  web 
150  portal. 
151 @ An agency  must consider  any request  that it receives  through the [[on­
152 line
fOI1l1l!]] public feedback mechanism to include ｾ＠particular public
153 data set when making any determination as to priority for public data
154 set inclusion on the single web portal.
An agency's consideration of
155 such a request must defer to the priority assigned to publication by the
156 Open Data Implementation Plan.
157 2-156. Open data [[legal)) policy.
158 !ill A public data set made available on the web portal is provided for
159 informational purposes. The County [[does not]] makes no express or
160 implied warranty
the completeness, accuracy, content,
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161 merchantability,  or fitness  for any  particular  purpose or use of any 
162  public data set made  available  on the  web  portaU[,.  and no warranty 
is 
163 implied  with respect  to any  public  data set on the  web  portaUL 
164 
(Q) The  County is not liable  for any  deficiency  in the  completeness, 
165 accuracy,  content, or fitness  for any  particular  purpose or use of any 
166 public  data set, or application  utilizing the data  set, provided Qy any 
167  third party. 
168 {£} This  Article  and the Open  Data Implementation  Plan [[does]]  do not 
169  create 
ｾ＠private right of action to enforce  [[its]] their provisions. 
170  Failure to comply  with this Article 
01" the Open  Data Implementation 
171 Plan must  not result  in liability  to [[an  agency]]  the County. 
172 2-157. Internet data set policy and technical standards.
173  ill} Within  180 days  after this Article  takes effect,  the [[Department]]  
174 County  must prepare  and publish ｾ＠technical  standards  manual for the  
175  publishing 
of ｾ＠public data set in raw  or unprocessed  form through ｾ＠ 
176 single  web portal Qy an agency  to make  public  data available  to the  
177  greatest number 
of users and for the  greatest  number of applications.  
178  The manual:  
179 ill must  use open  standards  for web  publishing  and e­govemment,  
180  whenever practicable;  
181 ill must identify  the reason  why each  technical  standard was  
182 selected and to which ｾof data  it applies;  
183 
ill may  recommend  or require  that data  be published  in more  than  
184 one technical  standard;  and  
185 ill must include ｾ＠plan to adopt  or utilize ｾ＠web  application  
186  programmmg interface that permits  application  programs to  
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187  request and receive  public data sets directly  from the web 
188  portal. 
189 
(Q) The  [[Department]]  County must update  the manual  as necessary. 
190 (fl The  [[Department]]  County must consult  with appropriate  voluntary 
191 consensus standards bodies and, when  participation is feasible,  in the 
192  public interest,  and 
is compatible  with agency  and departmental 
193  missions, authorities,  and priorities,  participate  with such  bodies  in the 
194  development 
of technical and open  standards. 
195  2-158. [[Agency]] Open Data [[Compliance]] Implementation Plan.
196 
.ill.} Within  .lli months  after this Article  takes effect,  the [[Department]] 
197  Chief Administrative  Officer must [[submit]]  issue. via Method  (2) 
]  98  regulation. an Open  Data 
｛｛ｾ＠Compliance]]  Implementation  Plan [[to 
199  the Executive  and Council  and must  make  the Plan  available  to the 
200  public on the  web  portal.  Each agency  must cooperate  with the 
201  Department in its  preparation 
ofthe Plan]]!. The  Plan  must: 
202 
ill include ｾ＠summary  description of ｾ＠public data set under  the 
203  control 
of each agency  on or after  this Article  takes effect; 
204 
ill prioritize  the public  data sets for inclusion  on the  single  web 
205  portal on or before  December 
lL 2018, under  the standards 
206  adopted 
Qy the [[Department]]  County under Section  2­157; 
207  and 
208 
ill create ｾ＠timeline  for their  inclusion  on the  single  web portal 
209 
(Q) If ｾ＠public  data set cannot  be made  available on the single  web portal 
210  on or before  December 
lL 2018, the Open  Data Implementation  Plan 
211  must state the reason  why the set cannot  be made  available,  and, to the 
212  extent practicable,  the date 
Qy which  the agency  in possession of the 
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213  public data set believes  that it will  be available  on the  single  web 
214  portal. 
215 
ill [[To  prioritize  public data sets,  an agency  must consider  whether 
216  information embodied in the  public  data set: 
217 
ill can  be used  to increase  agency accountability  and 
218  responsIveness; 
219 
ill improves  public knowledge of the agency  and its operations; 
220 
ill furthers  the mission ofthe agency; 
221 ill creates  economic  opportunity;  or 
222 
ill responds  to f! need  or demand  identified Qy public consultation. 
223 
@]] No  later  than July li,. [[2014]]  2015, and every  July lithereafter,  the 
224  [[Department]] Chief A<iministrative  Officer must submit  to the 
225  Executive and Council,  and post  on the  web  portal,  [[an  update ofl] 
f!
226  report on the  Open  Data [[Compliance]]  Implementation  Plan [[to the 
227  Executive and Council]]  until all public  data sets to be  published  have 
228  been made  available  through 
f! single web portal  as required Qy this 
229  Article. The [[update]]  report must [[include]]  explain: 
230 
ill the  specific  measures  taken to make  f! public  data set available 
231 on the  single  web portal  since the previous  [[update]]  report; 
232 
ill any  specific  measure  that will  be taken  before  the next 
233 
[[update]]  report; 
234 
ill [[an  update  to]]  the list of public  data sets,  [[if 
235  necessruyl1 outlined 
In the Open  Data [[Compliancel1 
236  Implementation Plan should  be updated; 
237 
ill [[any  change  to]] whether  the prioritization of public  data sets 
238  in the  Open  Data [[Compliance]]  Implementation  Plan should 
239  be changed;  and 
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ill [[an  update  to]] whether  the timeline  outlined  in the  Open  Data 
241 [[Compliance]]  Implementation  Plan for the  inclusion of ｾ＠
242  public data set on the  single  web portal,  [[if necessaryl]  should 
243  be changed. 
244 
[[W]] £ill If ｾ＠previously  unidentified  public data set cannot  be made 
245  available on the  single  web portal  on or before  December  lL. 2018, 
246  the [[update]]  report must explain  why it cannot  and, to the  extent 
247  practicable, specify the date 
hy which  the agency  in possession of the 
248  public data set believes  that the public  data set will  be available  on the 
249  single web portal. 
250  2­15[0012:  Public Information  Act Responses. 
251 tru Definitions. In this  Section,  the following  words and phrases  have the 
252  following meanings: 
253 County means Montgomery  County and includes  any Executive  Branch 
254  department or office  and any Legislative  Branch [[department  or)) 
255  office. 
256 Legislative Bra.nch office means  any office  identified  in Section  lA­203 
257  (b), the Board 
ofAppeals.  and the Merit  System  Protection  Board. 
258 InfOrmation request means 
ｾ＠request for documents  submitted to the 
259  County under the Maryland  Public Information  Act. 
260 
!.hl The  Chief  Administrative  Officer must identifY  in the  Open  Data 
261 Implementation  Plan what  data elements  and a schedule  to make 
262  available on the  web  portal  for [[each]]  information  [[request submitted 
263 
to the  County  under]]  relating  to the  implementation of the  Maryland 
264  Public Information  Act 
ｾ＠[[and]] the County  [[County's  response to 
265  that request]]:. 
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266 
{£} The  Legislative  Branch must post alldaULelements.  as identified  by the 
267  Open Data Implementation  Plan. on the  same  single  web portal  used by 
268  the Executive  Branch. 
269  [[Except as provided  in subsection 
@1 the  web  portal  must include: 
270 
ill each  information  request submitted  to the  County; 
271 
ill the  date  when  the County  received  the information  request; 
272 
ill the  status ofthe information  request; 
273 
ill if the  information  request was not answered  within 30 days  after 
274  the County  received.ih  the reason  for the  delay;  and 
275 
ill the  final  response  to the  information  request.]] 
276 
[[@ The  Chief  Administrative  Officer must not include  on the  web  portal 
277  any electronic  mail address,  home address, 
or telephone  number ofany 
278  individual who submitted 
ｾ＠responsive document.]]
279  [[W]] @ The  Chief  Administrative  [[Officer]] Officer's report required  by 
280  Section 
2:­158 must [[report  quarterly  to the  Council  on the  Executive 
281 Branch's  compliance  with the Maryland  Public Information  Act The 
282  report must cite the statutory  exception  that supports  each denial 
or 
283  partial denial of an information  request]] include an update  on 
284  implementation 
of this Section. 
285 
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286 Approved:
287  288 
Approved:
289 J--­
290 This is a correct copy o/Council action.
291 ｾＱｮＬ＠ｾ＠;2/7,/re-

Linda M. Lauer, Clerk ofthe Council Date

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�[0mMontgomery County Government Open Data
Operations Manual
Department of Technology Services
Montgomery County Government, MD

© 2014 by Montgomery County Government, MD all rights reserved Page: 2
VERSION DATE DESCRIPTION AUTHOR
1.0 9/18/2014 Initial Release Department of Technology Services,
Montgomery County
Government

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Table of Contents

Message from the County Executive ............................................................................................ 4
1.0 Introduction .............................................................................................................. ......... 5
1.1 About dataMontgomery ................................................................................................. 5
1.2 Scope ..................................................................................................................... ....... 5
2.0 Policy Requirements ....................................................................................................... .. 6
2.1 The Montgomery County Open Data Act ...................................................................... 6
2.2 County Executive Policy ................................................................................................ 6
3.0 Governance and Business Process .................................................................................. 8
3.1 Open Data Program Governance and Staffing ............................................................. 8
3.2 Dataset Inventory Process ............................................................................................ 8
3.3 Establishing the Publishing Priority for Datasets ......................................................... 10
3.4 Revisions to Datasets and Priority Groupings ............................................................. 11
3.5 Policy for Dataset Changes or Removal ..................................................................... 12 3.6 Data Privacy ............................................................................................................... . 13
3.7 dataMontgomery Website Availability and Bandwidth................................................. 13
4.0 Dataset Inventory and Publishing Schedule ................................................................... 14
4.1 dataMontgomery Current State (through FY14) .......................................................... 14 4.1.1 Published Datasets ............................................................................................. 14
4.2 dataMontgomery FY15 Work Plan .............................................................................. 16 4.2.1 Datasets Scheduled for Publication in FY15 ....................................................... 17
4.2.2 Open Data Initiative – dataMontgomery Taxonomy ............................................ 19
4.2.3 Open Data Initiative – Budget Book Electronic Publication ................................. 20
4.2.4 Open Data Initiative – Financial Transparency.................................................... 21
4.2.5 Open Data Initiative – CountyStat Performance Dashboard ............................... 21
4.3 dataMontgomery Inventory for FY16 and Beyond....................................................... 22
5.0 Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) Requests ......................................................... 39
Appendix A – openMontgomery Memorandum from CAO ......................................................... 40
Appendix B – Dataset Scoring Methodology and Outreach........................................................ 42
Appendix C – Dataset Prioritization Count (by Department)....................................................... 44
Appendix D – MPIA Response Publishing .................................................................................. 45 Page: 4
Message from the County Executive
As County Executive I have made transparency one of my priorities and continually sought
ways to keep residents better informed. In response to the
Montgomery County Open Data Act,
we have laid the groundwork for implementing a successful open data program by: creating an
open data website called dataMontgomery, which launched in December 2012; and leading a
collaborative effort across county government and with residents to determine our open data
priorities. All of these efforts have resulted in an inventory and plan that puts Montgomery
County on the forefront of the open data movement.
Our plan utilizes a precedent-setting method to inventory, prioritize and responsibly publish
datasets that is already becoming a model fo r other jurisdictions. This Operations Manual
includes annual updates, a taxonomy project, providing a user-friendly framework to assist with
easily finding datasets, and an outlook for future years. Our open data program also includes
groundbreaking initiatives such as:
• An electronic budget book application
• An interactive, data-driven dashboard of the County’s performance metrics
• A financial transparency suite, which will provide resident driven view of our finances
and budget
• A website that publishes Maryland Public Information Act responses

These initiatives are only the beginning. We’ve taken the lead as a transparent and responsive
government and have not let up. From local civic groups to national policy organizations like the
Sunlight Foundation, we are setting the tone for transparency not only in Maryland but across the country.

Ike Leggett, County Executive
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1.0 Introduction

1.1 About dataMontgomery
A responsive and accountable County Government has long been among the County’s highest
priorities. On December 5, 2012, County Executive Isiah Leggett announced the
“openMontgomery” initiative. This announcement was in concert with the Open Data Bill 23-12
introduced by Councilmember Hans Riemer. Th e full Council approved Bill 23-12 on December
4, 2012, and thereby enacted what is now the Montgomery County Open Data Act (see
Montgomery County Code §§ 2-152 – 159), with an effective date of March 18, 2013. Together
these actions launched the dataMontgomery website as the County’s comprehensive single
source of data supporting a path to even greater transparency, accessibility and efficiency in the future.
The dataMontgomery program seeks to provide resident s and constituents with direct access to
County datasets in consumable formats, so they may be viewed, sorted and used in various
ways, including being potentially leveraged in the development of new applications and services
by interested parties. Providing this information offers the public an opportunity to review and
analyze raw data, and the opportunity to use it for a variety of purposes.
Link to the openMontgomery web portal: http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/open/

Link to the dataMontgomery website: https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/

1.2 Scope
Montgomery County has already made avail able many high value datasets though the
dataMontgomery website (https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/). The Montgomery County
Government Open Data Operations Manual will document the additional County datasets that
are not yet available on the dataMontgomery website, but which will be published in the future.
This Operations Manual is available on Montgomery County’s openMontgomery web portal
(http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/open/) and will be updated no later than July 15, 2015,
and every July 15th
thereafter.

This Operations Manual has been prepared in compliance with the Open Data Act. The
Operations Manual is intended to be a comprehensive inventory of the public datasets
maintained by the Montgomery County Government as well as a commitment to make these
datasets publicly available by the publication date s specified in this document. This Operations
Manual is a living document and will be updated annually as additional datasets are identified
and released in compliance with the Open Data Act.
The scope of this document covers the implementation process for publishing datasets. The
implementation process is the governance, business processes around indentifying the datasets
in each department that are planned for publication and the list of candidate datasets for
publication. For information on technical publishing standards, please refer to the Montgomery
County Government Technical Standards Manual for Publishing a Public Data Set (
http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/DTS/Res ources/Files/dataMontgomeryDataPublishingTe
chnicalStandards.pdf). Page: 6
2.0 Policy Requirements
2.1 The Montgomery County Open Data Act
The Montgomery County Open Data Act, codified in
Sections 2-152 – 2-159 of the Montgomery
County Code, sets a number of requirements for an Open Data Implementation Plan. As
detailed in Montgomery County Code Section 2-158(a), the plan must:
• Include a summary description of a public data set under the control of each agency on
or after the bill took effect;
• Prioritize the public data sets for inclusion on the single web portal on or before
December 31, 2018, under the standards adopted by the County; and
• Create a timeline for the inclusion on the single web portal.

If a public data set cannot be made available on the single web portal on or before December
31, 2018, this Plan must state the reason why the data set cannot be made available, and, to
the extent practicable, the date by which the agency in possession of the public data set
believes that it will be available on the single web portal. See Montgomery County Code § 2-
158(b).
Within 18 months after the Open Data Act took effect on March 13, 2013, the Chief
Administrative Officer must issue to the Executive and Council, via Method (2) regulation, an
Open Data Implementation Plan. See Montgomery County Code § 2-158(a). Subsequently, the
Open Data Implementation Plan must be updated annually by July 15, 2015 and every July 15
thereafter until all public data sets to be published have been made available through a single web portal. See Montgomery County Code § 2-158(c).

Additionally, the Open Data Act also has a prov ision that covers Public Information Act
Responses. See Montgomery County Code § 2-159. The provision requires this Open Data
Implementation Plan to document which data elements are to be made available on the web
portal for each Maryland Public Information Act request and a schedule for implementation.
In accordance with the Open Data Act, the Open Data Implementation Plan specifes:
• “The list of public datasets will be described and maintained in the Operations Manual.”
See COMCOR 2.152.01.04(b).
• “A dataset publication timeline will be published in the Operations Manual, based on
Budgeted resources.” See COMCOR 2.152.01.04(d).
• “The Director will publish and maintain policy and process details for MPIA Publishing in
the Operations Manual.” See COMCOR 2.152.01.08(c).
• “On July 15, 2015, and every July 15 thereafter, the Director will publish an update to
the Open Data Operations Manual on the Open Data web portal.” See COMCOR
2.152.01.09(a).

2.2 County Executive Policy
One of the key initiatives of the current administration is to support an open government. This is
embodied in one of the provisions of the County Executive’s Mission Statement - “A Responsive Page: 7
and Accountable County Government”. The dataMontgomery program is a continuation of that
policy that is fully supported by the administration. On December 4, 2012, the Chief
Administrative Officer officially kicked off the in
itial survey of government datasets for all County
departments (see Appendix A) in conjunction with the initial rollout of the dataMontgomery
website. Finally, the ongoing governance and pr oject implementation has the support and
guidance of the Chief Administrative Officer with an Assistant CAO chairing the
dataMontgomery Steering Committee. Page: 8
3.0 Governance and Business Process
3.1 Open Data Program
Governance and Staffing

Montgomery County’s Department of Technology Services (DTS) has established a multi-
layered governance process for the Open Data project. The governance process used for this
project leverages the governance processes as defined in the County’s Enterprise Technology
IT Strategic Plan, Section 6: Governance, which can be viewed on-line on the Montgomery
County Government website under the Department of Technology – Strategic Plan
(http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dts/resources/files/ETSP6.pdf
).

The Open Data Steering Committee is chaired by an Assistant Chief Administrative Officer and
consists of the Director of the Department of Technology Services, the Director of the Public
Information Office; the County’s Chief Innovation Officer (CInO); the CountyStat Manager; and a
liaison from the Office of the County Attorney. Generally, the Steering Committee meets on a
quarterly basis to review overall policy objectives and issues related to the County’s Open Data program.
The Open Data Workgroup is chaired by the DTS’s Open Data Project Manager and consists of
representatives from the Department of Technology Services, the Public Information Office, the
Montgomery County Police Department, the C ounty’s Innovation Program and CountyStat.
Generally, the Workgroup meets on a bi-monthly bas is to review tactical issues with the
County’s Open Data program, including dataset identification, prioritization and publication.
DTS has formed a matrixed Open Data Project Team tasked with overseeing the execution of
the Open Data Implementation Plan. The DTS team consists of an Open Data Program
Manager, an Open Data Project Manager, proj ect management staff from DTS Project
Management Office and technical staff from the DTS Enterprise Service Bus Team. The Project
Manager and project management staff generally work with the County’s Departments and
Agencies to identify and prepare datasets for publication. The technical staff works with
Departments to develop the programs to automate, wherever possible, the publication of the
Departmental datasets onto dataMontgomery. The O pen Data Project Team is staffed at a level
to support the publication of new datasets and development of new Open Data Initiatives, as
detailed in Section 4 of this document, as well as the ongoing operations of the dataMontgomery website.
Additionally, each County department has a Point of Contact (POC) who represents their
department in the process of indentifying, documenting and eventually publishing the data from
their department. All of the POCs have access to training and education on open data topics
and have become the leaders in their departments for this open data initiative. Please refer to
the next section of this document for more information on the data inventory process and the
POC’s vital role in support of this effort.
3.2 Dataset Inventory Process
Montgomery County has 28 Executive Branch departments, offices and agencies, which
collectively employ more than 600 applications , databases, and spreadsheets from which “data”
may be derived. Early efforts to collect datasets for inclusion on the open data platform Page: 9
included surveying departments on what they considered to be high value data, and researching
what information was requested most often by residents and the press via formal Maryland
Public Information Act (MPIA) requests.
However, in order to comply with the Open Data Act’s requirement for a full inventory of
government data, Montgomery County needed to
develop a systematic approach to identify,
inventory, prioritize and queue up datasets for publication.
Each County Department was asked to identify a Point of Contact (POC) with whom the
dataMontgomery Workgroup would interface. One POC was identified per Department, and
assigned the responsibility of compiling the dataset inventory for their Department. The team
invested in each POC, educating them on open data concepts, joint data sharing and
sensitive/confidential data awareness through webinars and office hours. POCs could be either
technical or business people who own the data being proposed for publication. Monthly
meetings were held with all POCs to review expectations, answer questions, demonstrate the
value of open data, and educate them on different aspects of confidential and sensitive data.
Once the POCs were established, a team was put together to assist them with their inventorying
efforts. This team was comprised of CountyStat performance experts, the dataMontgomery
project manager, a dataMontgomery project lead and the Chief Innovation Officer.
CountyStat hosted individual brainstorming sessions with each department, and sometimes
individual divisions within larger departments, to draw out a list of dataset candidates. POCs
were encouraged to bring others from their department (if technical, bring a business person,
and vice versa). These brainstorming sessions used the following as jump-off points for
discussion: the department’s website (the core mission of the department plus any reports or
information posted there); the department’s annual performance plan document that lists its Headline Performance Measures and other dat a; any existing inventory of systems,
applications, databases, etc.; the existing dataMontgomery web portal; and the open data web
portals of other governments. The outputs of th ese brainstorming sessions were captured and
fed back to departments to stimulate further data exploration within their department.
To facilitate the collection of dataset candidates, DTS created an online intake form for
departments to submit the dataset candidates developed based on the brainstorming sessions
and subsequent internal work. Initially, this fo rm yielded over 300 dataset submissions. A Gap
Analysis was performed comparing submissions with department core function, systems, and
performance measures. After being notified of the Gap Analysis and follow-up meetings with
team members, departments submitted additional datasets. To date, over 500 datasets were submitted for consideration.
At the same time as this internal view of data inventory was occurring, Montgomery County also
looked externally to our residents. Community outreach events were conducted where
residents could engage in conversations with County staff regarding the datasets that interested
them and the potential ways they could put the data to use. In promoting these Town Hall
events, presentations were made at many hi gh schools to help engage youth in the process.
The feedback from these town halls was captured and reported out in the County’s Innovation
Program blog as well as Twitter. Also, some subject matter-specific workshops were held on
topics such as public safety and transit. For example, multiple Neighborhood Watch groups and
representatives from the Montgomery County Po lice Department (MCPD) met to discuss crime
data priorities. This feedback was captured and made part of the prioritization process.
The Dataset Inventory Process and timeline is summarized in the table below. Page: 10

3.3 Establishing the Publis hing Priority for Datasets

Once all of the dataset candidates were collected and the outreach events were held, the
datasets were subjected to a quantitative prioritization process. The goal of the prioritization
process was to assign each dataset a “score” representing their value relative to each other.
Every dataset’s value was independently rated on twelve criteria, six “internal” and six
“external,” by CountyStat and the Chief Innovation Officer. Those criteria were:

Internal:
• Is the dataset aligned with the department’s core function / Degree to which publishing
this data furthers the core mission of the department?
• Is the dataset a direct or indirect source of a department’s Headline Performance
Measure(s) and/or Supporting Measure(s)?
• Will posting the data result in administrative time saved for a department(s)? (i.e. will
they be able to stop spending time responding to requests for this particular
information?)
• Is the data already collected and readily accessible so as not to require new or additional
business processes?
• Is the data used across departments and does its publication facilitate collaboration?
• Will publishing this dataset enable the retirement of a legacy system or database?
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External:
• Is the data typically used when deciding policies that impact residents’ quality of life?
• Will publishing this dataset allow a business or resident to perform a process more
efficiently and/or effectively?
• Is Montgomery County the only source of the data?
• Does the data contribute to civic engagement?
• Does the data create economic opportunity?
• Will publishing this dataset make the department more accountable and/or responsive
by improving/increasing the public's knowledge of its operation?
For additional information on the scoring values for prioritizing the datasets, the scoring
methodology used and outreach efforts related to prioritizing the datasets, please refer to
Appendix B of this document.

The result is a list that ranks the datasets in a manner that allows the CAO to manage the
inventory pipeline and get the highest value datasets published first. After scoring and ranking
the data sets, Montgomery County feels that this approach was effective in creating a well-
balanced pipeline that reflects the priorities of the government and the community.

Please note that there are number of factors that affect the priority ranking of a dataset. While
the value to residents is certainly a very significant factor in forming the priority ranking of a
dataset, there are other internal factors which also affect the ranking. For example, datasets
that improve the internal efficiency and communication within the government may rank higher.

Each dataset has been assigned a numerical score ranging from 0 to 100. Based on this
numerical score, the County has established the following 5 priority groupings:

• Group P1: Datasets ranked 80 and above
• Group P2: Datasets ranked 70 – 79
• Group P3: Datasets ranked 60 – 69
• Group P4: Datasets ranked 50 – 59
• Group P5: Datasets ranked 49 or lower

The priority groups will be used as a guideline in scheduling datasets for publication. As a
general rule, the datasets with higher rankings will be scheduled for publication before datasets
with lower rankings. However, there are certain factors which may lead to slight deviations in
scheduling by priority groups. For example, if a highly ranked dataset resides on a source
system scheduled for imminent replacement, publication of that dataset would likely be delayed
until the new system comes online to avoid “rework” in developing interfaces for publication. In
another example, if in the process of publishing of a highly ranked dataset it is discovered that
the required interfaces could also be easily leveraged to publish a companion lower ranked
dataset, then the decision will like be made to publish both datasets at the same time for
efficiency.  
3.4 Revisions to Datasets and Priority Groupings
The list of datasets scheduled for publication on dataMontgomery is not a static list. As new IT
systems come online, the data contained in thes e systems will be inventoried and prioritized for
publication on dataMontgomery. Page: 12
The priority rankings for a dataset may also change over time. A dataset with a certain priority
ranking today may be repriotized with a new priority ranking based on changes to any of the
internal or external factors identified in Section 3.3, such as:
• A department may define a new headline measure that includes the dataset
• A department identifies cost savings or impr oved efficiency gained from publication of
the dataset
• A dataset used by only one department becomes valuable to multiple departments
• Citizens identify that publication of the dataset will make a positive impact on the
community
• Citizens or local businesses identify the dataset a creating an economic opportunity

Montgomery County will continue to solicit input from our citizens in a variety of ways, including:

• Public outreach events such as Town Halls, Hack-A-Thons, etc.
• Online feedback, including engageMontgomery
(link:
http://engage.montgomerycountymd.gov/)
• Feedback solicited from the dataMontgomery website. At the bottom of the main page, users are asked to “Suggest a Dataset” if they did not find they are looking for. These
requests are sent directly to the dataMontgomery project team.

3.5 Policy for Dataset Changes or Removal
Every dataset published on dataMontgomery must be reviewed and authorized by the
Department Head of the department owning the data prior to publication via a signed Dataset
Publication Agreement. Datasets with data impacting multiple departments must also be
authorized by the County’s Open Data Workgroup. As part of this agreement, the department
agrees to update and maintain the source data in order to keep it as accurate and useful as possible.
For any structural changes required for a published dataset (adding or deleting data elements),
the owning department must complete a formal Change Order which modifies the original
Dataset Publication Agreement. This Change Order requires the same signature level authority
as the original agreement to publish the dataset.
In the event that a department can no longer maintain a published dataset, the department must
complete a formal Change Order to remove the dataset from dataMontgomery. This Change
Order requires the same signature level authority as the original agreement to publish the dataset.
The goal of any successful open data program is to provide limitless access to all published
data. However, circumstances may dictate that a dataset should be removed from
dataMontgomery, such as data is found to be inaccurate or loses applicability/usability over
time. Any decision to remove a dataset from dataMontgomery will not be untaken lightly.
However, the County maintain the Right to Discontinue, as detailed in the Terms of Use, Section 6. (link:
https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/page/terms-of-use)
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3.6 Data Privacy
In the interest of government transparency and accountability, Montgomery County’s open data
program establishes the goal of publishing as mu
ch government data as can be published. But
what criterion are used to determine if a dataset is publishable and what safeguards are in place
to ensure that inappropriate information is not published?
First and foremost, any data that is protected by any personal privacy legislation (HIPAA, MPIA
etc.) will not be published on dataMontgomery. Additionally, any data collected by Montgomery
County where publication of the data might pose a public safety threat will not be published on
dataMontgomery. Please refer to Sections 7 & 8 of Appendix D – MPIA Response Publishing,
contained in this document, for a detailed listing of the types of information that must not be made public.
The dataMontgomery team has implemented a number of safeguards designed to ensure that
this type of protected information is not published on the dataMontgomery website, including: 1. Every dataset containing data that has not been previously published on some other
platform must be reviewed by the Office of the County Attorney staff assigned to support
dataMontgomery. The legality of publishing the data in each dataset is part of this review.
2. The dataMontgomery Steering Committee includes a member of the Office of the County Attorney staff.
3. The dataMontgomery Workgroup includes a member of the Police Department staff.
4. Prior to publication, every new dataset must first be released onto a private development area of dataMontgomery, where is must be reviewed and approved in writing by the
Director of the department owning the data, certifying that the dataset is ready for
publication.

3.7 dataMontgomery Website Availability and Bandwidth

The County has selected a leading cloud provider to host our single-source open data portal as
a cloud service. The vendor is responsible for maintiaining 24 x 7 website availability, with
minimal scheduled interruptions for internal maintenance. The vendor also is required to
provide sufficient bandwidth robust response times to dataMontgomery users. Page: 14

4.0 Dataset Inventory and Publishing Schedule
4.1 dataMontgomery Current State (through FY14)
In the 18 months since the Open Data act was enacted, Montgomery County’s dataMontgomery
team has led numerous activities supporting the County’s open data program, including:
• Public launch of the dataMontgomery website;
• Maintaining published datasets and keeping them current by refreshing the data
according to the published data update frequency period;
• Publishing over 20 additional datasets since the initial launch of the website in
December 2012;
• Conducting a comprehensive inventory of County datasets and prioritizing datasets for
future publication (please refer back to Section 3.2 of this document for more
information on the dataset inventory process and Section 3.3 of this document for more
information on the prioritization of datasets);
• Launching numerous Open Data Initiatives which rely initially on publishing data in raw
form; then extending the presentation of that data in ways that are easier to understand
and/or add to the goal of transparency and efficiency in government;
• Conducting outreach sessions to the general public to solicit feedback on what data is
valuable to residents. These outreach sessions include Town Hall sessions, data-
centric focus groups (e.g. neighborhood crime, financial data, etc.) and a Hackathon on National Hacking Day;
• Conducting webinars promoting Montgomery County’s open data program and progress
to date; and
• Developing a Public Information Act Responses publishing tool.

Section 4.1.1 of this document details all datasets currently published on the dataMontgomery
website. Section 4.1.2 of this document describes an Open Data Initiative – Budget Book
Electronic Publication which will be launched at the end of FY14.
4.1.1 Published Datasets
Through the end of Fiscal Year 2014 (FY14), Montgomery County Government has made
available 39 datasets, representing 13 County Departments, on the dataMontgomery website
(https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/). The County’s Fiscal Year runs from July 1 – June 30.
FY14 ended on June 30, 2014. These datasets, available today, are detailed in the table below.

Department Published Dataset Name Published Dataset Description Data Update Frequency

1   Board of Elections 2014 Early Voting Centers
Map Map of 2014 early voting locations in
Montgomery County as selected October 21,
2013, subject to approval by the Maryland State Board of Elections. One time submission

  Environmental Protection Reported Sanitary Sewer
Overflows Sanitary sewer overflows reported to the
Department of Environmental Protection by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission or
individuals in the County. Daily Page: 15

Department Published Dataset Name Published Dataset Description Data Update Frequency

3  Finance Real Property Tax Rates Real property tax rate for 2012 Annually

  Finance Spending Disclosure – Fiscal
Year 2014 Summary information on payments made to
recipients (suppliers) that received $25,000 or
more in FY2014 One time submission

  Finance Spending Disclosure – Fiscal
Year 2013 Summary information on payments made to
recipients (suppliers) that received $25,000 or
more in FY2013 One time submission

  Finance Spending Disclosure – Fiscal
Year 2012 Summary information on payments made to
recipients (suppliers) that received $25,000 or
more in FY2012 One time submission

  Finance Spending Disclosure – Fiscal
Year 2011 Summary information on payments made to
recipients (suppliers) that received $25,000 or
more in FY2011 One time submission

  General Services Contracts Listing of all active County contracts Daily

  Health & Human Services Food Inspection This dataset includes food inspection results for
non-mobile food establishments in Montgomery
County that have an active license. Daily

  Human Resources Tuition Assistance This
dataset includes a list of classes approved
and paid through the County tuition assistance
program, including the title and description of
the course, the school the course will be taken
at, the degree this class curriculum is a part of,
the Department and title of the requestor, the
dollar amount reimbursed to the employee. Twice Annually

  Human Resources Employee Salaries Salary information for all active, permanent
employees of Montgomery County, MD as of
January 15, 2013. Annually

  Intergovernmental Relations Bills tracked by Montgomery
County during the legislative session This list only includes bills introduced in the
Senate or the House of Delegates during
regular session of the General Assembly. The
Office also tracks all local and bi-county bills
considered by the Montgomery County
Delegation, all bi-county bills considered by the
Prince George's County Delegation, and all bills
introduced during special sessions Weekly (during legislative
session)

  Liquor Control Alcoholic beverage license
violations This dataset includes al
ocohol violations as a
result fo sale to minor compliance checks,
routine inspections and enformacement efforts. Monthly

  Management & Budget Fiscal Year 2015 County Executive Recommended
Operating Budget Detailed line-item information for the County
Executive recommended FY2015 Operating Budget One time submission

  Management & Budget Fiscal Year 2015 County Executive Recommended
Operating Budget – Internal Service Funds Internal Service Fund line-item budget data
included in the CE recommended operating
budget for FY2015. Internal Service Funds (ISF)
are proprietary funds used to record activity
(primarily goods and se
rvices) provided by one
department to other departments of the County
government on a cost-reimbursable basis. One time submission

  Management & Budget Fiscal Year 2014 Approved
Operating Budget Detailed line-item information for the Council
approved FY2014 Operating Budget One time submission

  Management & Budget Fiscal Year 2014 Approved
Budget - Internal Service Funds Internal Service Fund line-item budget data
included in the approved operating budget for
FY2014. Internal Service Funds (ISF) are
proprietary funds used to record activity
(primarily goods and se
rvices) provided by one
department to other departments of the County
government on a cost-reimbursable basis. One time submission

  Management & Budget Fiscal Year 2013 Approved
Operating Budget Detailed line-item information for the Council
approved FY2014 Operating Budget One time submission

  Management & Budget Fiscal Year 2013 Approved
Budget - Internal Service Funds Internal Service Fund line-item budget data
included in the approved operating budget for
FY2013. Internal Service Funds (ISF) are
proprietary funds used to record activity
(primarily goods and se
rvices) provided by one
department to other departments of the County
government on a cost-reimbursable basis. One time submission

  Permitting Services Public Right Of Way Permit
s Data for all Public Right of Way Permit
applications, including status and work
performed. Daily Page: 16

Department Published Dataset Name Published Dataset Description Data Update Frequency

21  Permitting Services Electrical Bu
siness Licenses Data for all Elec trical Business License Permit
applications. Daily

  Permitting Services Residential Permits Data
for all Residential Building Permits issued
since 2000, including status and work
performed. Daily

  Permitting Services Mechanical Permits Data for all Mechanical Permit applications,
including status and work performed Daily

  Permitting Services Electrical
Building Permits Data for all Electrical Permit applications,
including status and work performed. Daily

  Permitting Services Commercial Permits Data for all Commercial Building Permits issued
since 2000, including status and work
performed. Daily

  Permitting Services Demolition Permits Data for all Demolition Permit applications,
including status and work performed. Daily

  Public Information Office 311 Requests All MC311 Service R
equests received (via email
or phone) since July 1, 2012. Daily

  Technology Services Geographic Data: Health &
Human Services (HHS) Facilities Address and locations for Health & Human
Services (HHS) Facilities in Montgomery
County, MD. Annually

  Technology Services G
eographic Data: Library
Locations Locations of all Montgomery County, MD Public Libraries. Annually

  Technology Services Geographic Data: Post Offices
Locations Address and Locations for Post Offices in
Montgomery County, MD. Annually

  Technology Services Cabl
e Inspections This data se t provides information on
inspections performed by the Montgomery
County Cable Office since September 1, 2010. Quarterly

  Technology Services Cable Complaints Th
is data set provides information on cable
complaints reported to Montgomery County, MD Cable Office Quarterly

  Technology Services Public Sc
hools Locations Address and Locati ons of all Public Schools in
Montgomery County, MD. Annually

  Technology Services Fire Stat
ions Locations Address and Locati ons for all Fire Stations in
Montgomery County, MD. Annually

  Technology Services Hospital Locations
Address and Locations for Hospitals in
Montgomery County, MD and the immediate
vicinity. Annually

  Technology Services Transmission Facilities
Application Status & Location Information on all transmission facility
applications (new tower or attachments) filed
with the Montgomery County Cable Office for
telecommunications and radio & TV
transmission sites, including the location of the
tower and the disposition of the application. Quarterly

  Technology Services Election Po
lling Places - 2012 Geographic data: locations of election polling
places for the 2012 election One time submission

  Transportation Parking Garage and Lot Locations
Parking space inventory information for
Montgomery County Public Parking Facilities Monthly

  Transportation Parking
Garage Space Availability "Real-time" parking space availability for
Montgomery County Public Parking Facilities.
Data includes only facilities equipped with
automated vehicle counting systems. Every few minutes

4.2 dataMontgomery FY15 Work Plan
Fiscal Year 2015 (FY15) runs from July 1, 2014 – June 30, 2015. Section 4.2.1 of this
document will detail the datasets scheduled for publication on the dataMontgomery website
during FY15. Sections 4.2.2 and 4.2.3 of this document describe several additional Open Data
Initiatives also scheduled for completion in FY15. Page: 17
4.2.1 Datasets Scheduled fo
r Publication in FY15

The FY15 workplan for the dataMontgomery team includes publishing 57 datasets. Datasets are
from the highest priority group, additional datas ets for which preparations had been started, and
some datasets that are associated with the highest priority datasets scheduled to be published.
Please refer back to Section 3.2 of this document for more information on the dataset inventory
process and Section 3.3 of this document for more information on the prioritization of datasets,
including priority grouping.
The number of datasets scheduled to be published in FY15 is derived from the estimated
relative complexity (effort to publish) for each dataset, balanced with other dataMontgomery
initiatives, such as financial transparency, and the approved budgeted resources for dataMontgomery.
The list of datasets scheduled for publication in FY15 is detailed in the table below. The table is
sorted by Department, then by priority (highest to lowest). The complete inventory of datasets is
published as a dataset on the dataMontgomery website. (link:
https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/Comm unity/dataMontgomery-Dataset-Publishing-
Plan/c3dr-fnib).

Department FY15 Scheduled Dataset Name FY15 Scheduled Description Priority Grouping 40 Finance Spending Data County payment data (Note that any information that is confidential under State or Federal law is excluded from disclosure.) P1

41 Finance Spending Disclosure –
Fiscal Year 2015 The purpose of this Spending Disclosure dataset is to allow
the public to search and view summary information on
payments made to recipients (referred to as suppliers) that
received $25,000 or more in a fiscal year. Note that salary
and benefit payments to employees, pension payments to
retirees, and any information that is confidential under State
or Federal law is excluded from disclosure. P1
42 Health & Human
Services Births characteristics Bi
rth characteristics by age, race, ethnicity, education,
prenatal care and birth outcomes P3
43 Health & Human
Services Mortality Rates/Population
Health Measures PHS Planning and Epidemiology receives an annual data file
of Montgomery County resident deaths registered with
Maryland Vital Statistics Admi
nistration. Using SAS analytic
software, HHS staff apply programs that standardize,
aggregate, and calculate rates for each cause of death
category consistent with state and national categories and by
subgroups based on age, gender, race and ethnicity combinations. P3
44 Housing &
Community Affairs Housing Code Enforcement Housing Code Enforcement case information, including
violations identified P1
45 Liquor Control Liquor Store Locations County reta
il stores with location, hours, inventory P1 46 Management &
Budget CIP Project Status Capital Improvement
Project listing and current status P1
47 Management &
Budget Fiscal Year 2015
Approved Budget- Internal Service Funds This dataset includes the Internal Service Fund data included
in the annual operating budget.
P1
48 Management &
Budget Fiscal Year 2015
Approved CIP Budget Capital Improvement Project Budget P1
49 Management &
Budget Fiscal Year 2015
Approved Operating Budget This dataset includes the Fiscal Year 2015 operating budget
for Montgomery County.
P1
50 Management &
Budget Fiscal Year 2015 County Executive Recommended CIP Budget Capital Improvement Project Recommended Budget P1 Page: 18

Department FY15 Scheduled Dataset Name FY15 Scheduled Description Priority Grouping 51 Management & Budget Fiscal Year 2016

Recommended Operating Budget This dataset includes the Fiscal Year 2016 County Executive
Recommended operating budget for Montgomery County.
P1
52 Permitting
Services Agency Service Requests Complaints submi
tted to DPS for investigation and possible
enforcement P1
53 Permitting
Services Commercial Fast Track Permits Commercial alteration permits issued through DPS' Fast Track process P1
54 Permitting
Services Inspections Inspections
performed for issued permits. P1
55 Permitting
Services Plan reviews Plan reviews completed by permit P1
56 Permitting
Services Special Protection Area
Review Data A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a geographic area
designated by the County Council which has high quality or
unusually sensitive water resources and environmental
features that would be threatened by proposed land
development if special water
quality protection measures
were not applied. This dataset tracks reviews for development in all SPAs P1
57 Permitting
Services Stormwater Management
Concept Information Data A stormwater management concept is a statement or
drawing, or both, describing the manner in which stormwater
runoff from a pro
posed development will be controlled to
minimize damage to neighbori ng properties and receiving
streams and to also prevent the discharge of pollutants into
surface waters. P1
58 Police Department Crime data Information would include crime data including type,
date/time, location, race, gender, and arrest information. It
would not include victim, suspect or investigative report information. P1
59 Police Department Traffic Violati
ons This dataset contains traffi c violation information from all
electronic traffic violations issued in the County. any
information that can be used to uniquely identify the vehicle,
the vehicle owner or the office r issuing the violation will not
be published. P2
60 Public Information
Office Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA)
Request Responses A dataset containing responses that fulfill MPIA requests. In
addition to the responses, the dat
aset contains information
about who made the request and the department(s) fulfilling the request. P3
61 Technology
Services dataMontgomery Dataset Publishing Plan Complete listing of County datasets, including the owning
department and fiscal year schedule. P1
62 Technology
Services Geographic data:
Business Parks A business park is a number of businesses operating in
multiple buildings planned and developed as a group. P1
63 Technology
Services Geographic data: Bus
Stops, Metro Bus WMATA Metro Bus Stops
P1
64 Technology
Services Geographic data: Cemeteries All known cemetery locations P1
65 Technology
Services Geographic data: Census Block Group The groupings of two or more Census Blocks P1
66 Technology
Services Geographic data: Census Blocks The most basic population tabulation unit, typically
corresponding to a city block P1
67 Technology
Services Geographic data: Census
Tracts US Census Bureau defined
population tabulation unit,
roughly 6000 residents to a Tract P1
68 Technology
Services Geographic data: Colleges & Universities Locations of Colleges & Universities P1
69 Technology
Services Geographic data: Congressional Districts in
Montgomery County Districts for electing representatives to the US House of Representatives
P1
70 Technology
Services Geographic data: Councilmember Districts The 5 Councilmember Districts of the County P1
71 Technology
Services Geographic data: County
Boundary The borders of Montgomery County P1
72 Technology
Services Geographic data:
Election Precincts Election Precincts Shape file P1
73 Technology
Services Geographic data: Federal
Government Facilities Locations of federal government facilities P1
74 Technology
Services Geographic data: Fire
Hydrants Sources: WSSC, City of Rockville
. Extensive Quality Control
by MCFRS P1
75 Technology
Services Geographic data: Fire Station Areas The regions that each fire station serves P1 Page: 19

Department FY15 Scheduled Dataset Name FY15 Scheduled Description Priority Grouping 76 Technology Services Geographic data: Legislative Districts in

Montgomery County State Legislative Districts falling inside Montgomery County P1
77 Technology
Services Geographic data: Metro Stations METRO rail stations in the County P1
78 Technology
Services Geographic data:
Neighborhoods County Technology Services
and Police are developing a set
of boundaries to delineate about 60 neighborhoods for the
County. P1
79 Technology
Services Geographic data: Parking
Districts Parking Districts in the County. P1
80 Technology
Services Geographic data: Parking Lots Location of parking lots
P1
81 Technology
Services Geographic data: Police Beats Map of Montgomery County Police Beats. This is the second
level Police service areas geographical units. P1
82 Technology
Services Geographic data: Police
Districts The 6 Police Districts
P1
83 Technology
Services Geographic data: Police
Reporting Area (PRA) Map of Montgomery County Police Reporting Areas. This is the third level Police service
areas geographical units. This
dataset provides information on police reporting area data for
the Montgomery County Police Department personnel to
quickly identify police reporting areas for unit deployment and
reporting purposes. P1
84 Technology
Services Geographic data: Police Stations The 6 Police Stations
P1
85 Technology
Services Geographic data: Private Schools K-12 schools not run by MCPS. P1
86 Technology
Services Geographic data:
Recreation Service Regions Department of Recreation divides the County into service Regions.
P1
87 Technology
Services Geographic data: Regional Services The 5 Regional Services areas of the County P1
88 Technology
Services Geographic data: State & Municipal Facilities Buildings and facilities of the State or the cities. P1
89 Technology
Services Geographic data: Street Centerlines Single-line representation of County roadways with hundred-
blocks & various service area ID's P1
90 Technology
Services Geographic data:
Swimming Pools, Public Swimming pools maintained and managed by Recreation and Parks. P1
91 Technology
Services Geographic data:
Transportation Centers Major bus stops with bus bays and waiting areas P1
92 Technology
Services Geographic data: Urban
Districts Economic Development defines three urban areas --
Bethesda, Silver Spring and Wheaton in the County. P1
93 Technology
Services Geographic data: WSSC Map Grids A base-map tiling system developed by WSSC for the two
county (PGC and MC) area that the bi-county public utility
serves. There are 678 tiles
(each measures 6000' by 4000'
in Montgomery County. P1
94 Transportation Leafing Schedule
Leafing Schedule: Posting Log P1 95 Transportation Parking Permit Rates Rates and statistics data P1 96 Transportation Ride On Service
Delays/Issues Ride on delays, service interruptions, etc P1
Note
: The number and order of datasets published in FY15 may increase or decrease based on
the complexities and other factors encountered as detailed in Section 3.3 of this document.
4.2.2 Open Data Initiative – dataMontgomery Taxonomy

When publishing a dataset on the dataMontgomery website, each dataset may be assigned a
Category and a set of keywords (referred to as Topics) in order to facilitate logical search results
for users. Examples of Categories include: Community, Education, Financial, Geographic,
Government, etc. The keywords for Topic can be any free-form word or phrase to describe the
dataset. With over 500 datasets in the County’s dataset inventory, it is important to have a well Page: 20
defined structure of Categories and consistency in the use of keywords associated with the datasets.
Montgomery County’s Department of Public Libraries has volunteered librarian staff with digital
content and taxonomy experience to partner with the dataMontgomery team, review the
County’s dataset inventory and propose a system of logical Categories and keywords that will
best enable our residents to search and find datasets on the dataMontgomery website. This
initiative is scheduled to be completed and deployed to the dataMontgomery website in Fiscal Year 2015.
4.2.3 Open Data Initia
tive – Budget Book Elec tronic Publication

Montgomery County’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) produces 4 major publications
in a full Capital Budget Fiscal Year. These are: • County Executive Recommended Operating Budget
• County Council Approved Operating Budget
• County Executive Recommended Capital Budget
• County Council Approved Capital Budget

Each of these is a large, bound paperback book detailed every aspect of the County budget.
Every year, OMB produced these books in paper copy and PDF formats (for display on the
County website). The process of preparing budget information was extremely time-consuming,
including activities such as aligning headers and footers, page numbering, fitting spreadsheets
and maps to a fixed paper size and maintaining legacy IT systems to support production and
publication. There was a lot of printing and reprinting, wasted paper and staff overtime.
Using the budget information already published on the dataMontgomery website, the County
worked with our open data vendor to develop a presentation format for the data that would
provide an enhanced view of the County budget and eliminate the need to publish the
paperback books. The first release of the Budget Book Electronic Publication is scheduled for
the summer 2014.
The goals established by OMB for the Budget Book Electronic Publication:
• Improved content – Additional maps, charts, spreadsheets and videos can be used to
aid the presentation of budget information. Unlike a book or a PDF file, the Electronic
Budget Book allows for improved context and an interactive experience with residents.
• Enhanced accessibility – Residents with disabilities (ADA compliance) and mobile
device users can easily access the informat ion. Moreover, the information will be
searchable and user friendly.
• Reduced Overhead – OMB staff no longer need to use legacy processes and systems to
prepare for publication of a book, print shop time is no longer necessary, paper usage
will be greatly reduced
• Printable – All of the information in the Electronic Budget Book will be printable for those
who prefer their own paper copies. Most people will likely print out the section they are
interested, rather than the whole book.
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4.2.4 Open Data Initiative
– Financial Transparency

Many datasets published in their “raw form ” can be easily displayed and understood by the
general public in a spreadsheet format or on a map. However, there are some more complex
datasets where a more sophisticated method of presentation would promote better
understanding of the data. Complex financial data, such as the raw data supporting the
County’s budgeting, spending and contracts would greatly benefit from an enhanced
presentation layer.
Montgomery County’s goal is to leverage the ope n data platform to provide data-driven, guided
views to government financial data. A development partnership was formed with our open data
vendor to create custom presentation layers with a guided view of budget, spending and
contracts data. More sophisticated users and application developers will still be able to access
this data in its “raw form” on dataMontgomery, as desired.
Three modules will be developed to create a guided, holistic view with downloadable data:
• Budget: showcasing multi-year views of our operating and capital improvement project
budgets, including recommended vs. approved budget comparisons, funding source
breakdowns and maps of currently funded projects with their current status.
• Spending: showing county payments on a granular level, in multi-faceted views such as
by department and expense type, with interactive trending graphs
• Contracts: highlighting payments to county vendors

This Open Data Initiative is an example that Montgomery County is progressing from just
showing our financial data to providing ways to:
• Promoting greater understanding of our data by educating users on how our data is
structured and how we budget and spend money
• Improving access to our data by providing a guided pictorial view of how the County is
budgeting and spending money
• Increasing interaction with residents and data users by providing multiple ways to access
data, including the tools required for data analysis and collaboration

The initial release of the Financial Transparency modules is scheduled for Fiscal Year 2015.
4.2.5 Open Data Initiative – Co untyStat Performance Dashboard

CountyStat is a component of Montgomery County ’s results-based accountability system that
promotes a culture of “managing for results”, while addressing one of the County Executive’s
priority objectives: “A Responsible and Accountable County Government”. As a component of
the County’s results-based accountability system , CountyStat requires decisions, actions, and
policies that are driven by the extensive use of data, qualitative and quantitative analysis, and
outcome-focused performance management. Page: 22
CountyStat relies on the strategic use of data and analytics to monitor and improve the
performance, effectiveness, and efficiency of County services. All of the County’s executive
branch departments have developed performance plans, containing data-supported “headline
performance measures” that reflect each department’s core mission and strategies for how to
improve and optimize performance. These “headline performance measures” are documented
on the CountyStat website (http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/countystat/) in the annual
performance reports (PDF format) and a performance dashboard based on data reported by
departments.
As Montgomery County moves more data online using the dataMontgomery website, it
becomes more critical to represent performanc e metrics using this published data rather than
quarterly summaries. Montgomery County has partnered with our open data vendor to replace
CountyStat’s current Performance Dashboard with a more interactive, data-driven
representation. The initial release of the CountyStat Performance Dashboard replacement is
scheduled for Fiscal Year 2015.
4.3 dataMontgomery Invento ry for FY16 and Beyond

The prior sections of this document detailed the datasets already available on the
dataMontgomery website and the datasets scheduled for publication in the coming fiscal year.
The remaining datasets identified in the dataset inventory process are detailed in the table
below. These datasets are scheduled for publication in FY16 or later, based on their priority
rankings.
Datasets in the lowest priority categories will be evaluated to ensure resources expended to
publish the dataset are justified before they are scheduled for publication. It is expected that not
all datasets will be published.
The table is sorted by Department, then by priority (highest to lowest). The complete inventory
of datasets is published as a dataset on the dataMontgomery website. (link:
https://data.montgomerycountymd.gov/Comm unity/dataMontgomery-Dataset-Publishing-
Plan/c3dr-fnib).

For a count of the total number of datasets in each priority grouping, by department, please
refer to Appendix C of this document.

Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 97 Board of Elections Election calendar - dates and deadlines Election calendar - dates and deadlines P2

98 Board of Elections General Ballot Question
Early, Election Day and Absentee Results Complete election results as certified, including early and absentee
votes as well as Election Day.
P3
99 Board of Elections General Ballot Question
Results by Precinct Ballot Question Results by Precinct P3
100 Board of Elections BOE-EMS (Election
Management System) Polling Place and Poll worker Management System P4
101 Board of Elections G
eneral Election Early,
Election Day and Absentee Results This file contains complete electi
on results as certified, including
early and absentee votes as well as Election Day. P4
102 Board of Elections General Election
Results by Precinct General Election Results by Precinct P4
103 Board of Elections BOE-Interactive Voice
Response (IVR) activity logs Activities logged in Interactiv
e Voice Response System P5 Page: 23

Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 104 Board of Elections Candidate filing information Candidate filing information from state system P5

105 Board of Elections
Election Judge training classes Election Judge training class information P5
106 Board of Elections Election
Judges Information about Elec tion Judges such as demographic
information, number assigned and languages spoken. P5
107 Board of Elections Election records (polling
place and call center data) Election activity records (polli
ng place and call center data) P5
108 Board of Elections Election Technical
Support Volunteer List Election Technical Support Vol
unteer Registration System
(ETSVRS) P5
109 Board of Elections
Polling Place Lookup
Data Copy of street address file maintained for polling place lookup purposes P5
110 Board of Elections Precinct Voter Counts Precinct Voter Counts
P5 111 Board of Elections Provisional ballots Acceptance and rejection reasons for provisional ballots. P5 112 Board of Elections Voter Registration Da ta Data from state MDVOTERS system P5 113 Board of Elections Voter registration
transaction data Voter registration transaction data as generated from MDVOTERS
Monthly Statistical Reports P5
114 Board of Elections Voting equipment and
materials inventory Voting equipment and materials data P5
115 Community
Engagement Cluster Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services
Center - Calendar Calendar of Events
P2
116 Community
Engagement Cluster East County Regional Service Center
Location, hours of operation, services provided P2
117 Community
Engagement Cluster Office of Community
Partnerships - Gilchrist Center
Gilchrist Center's Locations, Hours of Operation, Programs and Services.
P2
118 Community
Engagement Cluster Sidney Kramer
UpCounty Regional Center Location, hours of operation, services provided P2
119 Community
Engagement Cluster Silver Spring Regional Center
Location, hours of operation, services provided P2
120 Community
Engagement Cluster Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services
Center - Annual Reports Annual Reports
P3
121 Community
Engagement Cluster Commission for Women Events
Calendar of Events
P3
122 Community
Engagement Cluster Geographic data:East
County Regional Service Center Eastern Montgomery Regional Center Information P3
123 Community
Engagement Cluster Office of Community
Partnerships - Volunteer Center
Volunteer Center - Registered Agencies P3
124 Community
Engagement Cluster Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services
Center Location, hours
of operation, services provided Location, hours of operation, services provided P4
125 Community
Engagement Cluster Commission for Women
Annual Report of Women's Legislative Briefing Commission for Women (CFW) Annual Report P4
126 Community
Engagement Cluster East County Regional
Service Center - East
County Citizens
Advisory Board
(ECCAB) Reports East County Citizens Advisory Board (ECCAB) Reports P4
127 Community
Engagement Cluster MidCounty Regional
Center - Advisory
Boards and Committees Advisory Boards and Committees
P4
128 Community
Engagement Cluster MidCounty Regional
Center - Location, hours
of operation, services provided Location, hours of operation, services provided P4 Page: 24

Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 129 Community Engagement Cluster Sidney Kramer

UpCounty Regional
Services Center -
Upcounty Citizens
Advisory Board's Annual Report Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board's Annual Report P4
130 Community
Engagement Cluster Silver Spring Regional
Center - Citizen
Advisory Board Annual Report Citizen Advisory Board Annual Report P4
131 Community
Engagement Cluster Commission for Women

• Report on Single
  Mothers and Poverty Report on Single Mothers and Poverty P5
  132 Community
  Engagement Cluster Commission for Women
• Status of Women in
  Montgomery Status of Women in Montgomery
  P5
  133 Community Use of
  Public Facilities Available Public
  Facilities List of all available public
  facilities with address P1
  134 Community Use of
  Public Facilities Community use in public
  facilities All community use in public faci
  lities including hours of use P1
  135 Community Use of
  Public Facilities School Childcare Providers List of childcare providers in school
  s, including contact information P3
  136 Community Use of
  Public Facilities Cultural Schools using Public Facilities List of Cultural schools using publ
  ic facilities, including contact
  information P4
  137 Community Use of
  Public Facilities Religious Group using Public Facilities List of religious groups using
  public facilities, including group
  contact information P4
  138 Consumer
  Protection Consumer Complaints Database for cons
  umer complaints, includes complainant
  information, merchant information, case identifiers, etc. All
  consumer complaints are captured here. Also contains complaints
  for common ownership communi ties, and mediation stand-alone
  cases. P1
  139 Consumer
  Protection New Home Builder Licenses The Office of Consumer Protecti
  on (OCP) licenses any builder or
  anyone acting in the capacity of a building contractor who
  constructs new homes in Montgome ry County. This data consists
  of all active new home builder license holders. OCP does not
  license home improvement (ex. repair, remodeling, partial
  replacement, addition, or moderni zation, of existing structure)
  contractors. P1
  140 Consumer
  Protection Registration database -
  Motor vehicle repair
  (MVR) & Towing This database contains registrati
  on information for Motor vehicle
  repair and towing businesses. Data includes registrant's name and
  contact information, business name and contact information, towing
  storage facility location, and fee & license status. P1
  141 Consumer
  Protection Registrated Radio,
  Television & Appliance
  Repair and Installation Database of Radio, Television & Appliance Repair and Installation
  service providers in Montgomery C
  ounty; records contain registrant
  name and contact information, business name and contact
  information; registration status and payment information P2
  142 Consumer
  Protection Second Hand Personal
  Property Dealers Licensing This database contains licens
  ee information for second hand
  personal property dealers in Montgomery County. Data includes
  licensee name and contact informat ion, business name and contact
  information, license status, payments and comments. P2
  143 Consumer
  Protection Civil Citation Tracking Excel spreadsheet tra
  cking outcome of OCP issued citations. P3
  144 Consumer
  Protection Commission on
  Common Ownership
  Communities (CCOC) Decisions Decision summaries of Commission on Common Ownership
  Communities (CCOC) cases.
  P4
  145 Consumer
  Protection Settlement Agreements OCP settlements agreements, primarily in paper form. P4
  146 Consumer
  Protection Consumer Protection Inquiries Intranet based system to capture all telephone, walk-in, email
  inquiries to OCP. Includes ca
  ller name and contact information,
  reason for the contact and description. P5
  147 Consumer
  Protection Consumer Protection Volunteers Database used to record volunteer's personal information,
  assignments, office information, skills, emergency contacts, and volunteer hours P5
  148 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Arrestees In Custody Names of inmates in custody
  P2 Page: 25

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 149 Correction and Rehabilitation Average Daily Inmate Population Average daily population for MCCF

  , MCDC, Pre-Release Services
  (PRRS) and average caseload for pre-trial and probation.
  Accumulated monthly with details and totals displayed in report and
  graphic for last 5 calendar years P2
  150 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Diversion programming The Pre-Trial Unit prov
  ides diversion programming and this data will
  be provided as part of the Average daily population data set. P2
  151 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Inmate programming Inmate programming information
  P2
  152 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Department of
  Corrections Volunteer opportunities DOCR Volunteer information
  P3
  153 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Number of security
  incidents in jail Number of inappropriate releases, number of escapes from Pre-
  Release Services (PRRS), numbe
  r of escapes returned to Pre-
  Release Services (PRRS), number of inmate suicides, number of
  jail escapes. This data is manual ly captured and is entered as a
  whole number P3
  154 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Alternate Community Services (ACS) data The names and number of hours for community service
  organizations under the ACS program. P4
  155 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Daily booking totals The number of Daily booking totals in CRIMS system P4
  156 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Inmate visiting
  hours/numbers of
  visitors Inmate visiting hours and rules.
  P4
  157 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Monthly jail inspection data Shift Inspections
  P4
  158 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Number of prisoners
  experiencing symptoms of mental health issues Prisoners experiencing symptoms of mental issues P4
  159 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) allegations
  and number of Prison Rape Elimination Act
  (PREA) substantiated cases Number of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) allegations and
  number of Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) substantiated cases
  P4
  160 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Recidivism data DOCR Recidivism Study data
  P4
  161 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Alcohol class schedule Calendar of alcohol classes
  P5
  162 Correction and
  Rehabilitation Yearly Average Length
  of inmate/arrestee Stay Yearly average length of inmate/arrestee stay data P5
  163 County Attorney Case Appeals Statistics Appeals case wins/losses
  P2 164 County Attorney Code Enforcement List of Citations by department and code P2 165 County Attorney Litigation Case
  Closeouts Summary of litigation case disposition P2
  166 County Attorney Case status for open
  and closed cases List case status by date, type and departments P3
  167 County Attorney Debt Collection monthly
  report Collection revenue data
  P3
  168 County Attorney Workers' Compensation
  monthly hearings Total numbers of hearings County Attorney attended. It is an
  indicator of number of workers'
  compensation claims processed
  each month. P3
  169 County Attorney Child and Adult Services
  caseloads Status and caseloads of Child and
  Adult Protective services P4
  170 County Executive's
  Office Boards, Committees and Commissions Appointments made to Boards, Committees, and Commissions
  (BCCs) by the County Executive, with confirmation by the County Council. P1
  171 County Executive's
  Office CountyStat Follow-up
  Items for Departments CountyStat Follow-up Items for Departments P2
  172 County Executive's
  Office Executive Regulations List of all
  Executive Orders adopted since 1997. P2
  173 County Executive's
  Office County Executive
  Correspondence This dataset includes a list of written and electronic correspondence
  received by the County Executive from external sources. P3
  174 County Executive's
  Office Executive Orders Actions ordered by the
  County Executive for County departments to
  take specific actions. The orders generally direct County agencies
  to take a single, specific actions such as the establishment of fire
  lanes, residential parking permit areas, stop signs, no parking
  areas, or the purchase of a parcel of land. P3 Page: 26

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 175 County Executive's Office Internal Audit

  Recommendations Implementation status of inter
  nal audit recommendations for
  improving internal controls and programmatic operations P3
  176 County Executive's
  Office Public Hearings Public hearings to include,
  but not be limited to: the construction of
  sidewalks; abandonment of public property; imposition of front-foot
  benefit charges; code revisions; franchise amendments; and, the
  constant yield tax rate. P3
  177 County Executive's
  Office County Executive Event Requests Requests for County Executive participation in events P5
  178 County Executive's
  Office Disruptive Behavior
  Orders This dataset includes an annual list
  of Disruptive Behaviors Orders
  (person engaging in prohibited conduct in a public facility). P5
  179 County Executive's
  Office Innovation Programs Status of
  innovation projects P5
  180 County Executive's
  Office National Association of
  Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards NACo awards received by Montgomery County for outstanding programs
  P5
  181 Economic
  Development Business development
  projects by type and
  industry sector Number of projects sorted by industry sector and type P1
  182 Economic
  Development Business Innovation
  Network Tenants List of companies in the incubator network P1
  183 Economic
  Development DED Special Events Events, Seminars, Training
  P1
  184 Economic
  Development Economic Development
  Fund Awards EDF Grant/Loan program is provides
  financial support to private
  employers who retain and create jobs in Montgomery County,
  especially high technology and manufacturing companies P1
  185 Economic
  Development Mentorship Program Participants Mentorship program for new, small businesses P1
  186 Economic
  Development Agricultural Services Annual Report Covers Agricultural Se
  rvices' activities P2
  187 Economic
  Development Companies
  headquartered in
  Montgomery County List of companies with 100 or more employees headquartered in the
  county
  P2
  188 Economic
  Development Farm Directory List of farms included in the Farm Directory P2
  189 Economic
  Development Farmers Markets Addresses, hours and contacts for farmers markets P2
  190 Economic
  Development New Farmer Pilot Program List of farms in the program
  P2
  191 Economic
  Development Number of Jobs created
  and retained in the
  county due to DED assistance. Job creation and retention outcomes of DED’s business
  development projects.(
  P2
  192 Economic
  Development Top 250 Employers 250 largest employers in the county P2
  193 Economic
  Development Workforce Services A list of
  services provided by the Montgomery County Division of
  Workforce Services to ensure that the county has a well-prepared,
  educated, trained and adaptable workforce to meet the current and
  future needs of business, and that the county's workforce has the
  tools and resources to successfully compete in a global economy. Workforce Services provided to job seekers and businesses P2
  194 Economic
  Development Workforce Services -
  Youth Outcomes of the Services progr
  am provided the Youth by the
  Montgomery county Division of Workforce Services. P2
  195 Economic
  Development Growth of county jobs
  by Industrial sector. Number of jobs in the county by industrial sector. P3
  196 Economic
  Development Growth of county jobs
  by occupation. Number of jobs by the type of occupation in the county. P3
  197 Economic
  Development Labor Force,
  Employment,
  Unemployment rate Size of county labor force, esti
  mates of resident employment and
  unemployment rate. P3
  198 Economic
  Development Office vacancy rates Vacancy rates and rental
  statistics for commercial office space. P3
  199 Emergency
  Management &
  Homeland Security Hazardous Materials
  Use Permit Chemical
  Type and Quantity This dataset is a listing of hazar
  dous use material permit holders,
  the types of chemicals they have, and the quantities. P2
  200 Emergency
  Management &
  Homeland Security Alert Montgomery Data Various statistics
  on Alert Montgomery including sign-ups and
  device types. P3 Page: 27

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 201 Emergency Management &

  Homeland Security Hazardous Materials Use Permits
  Montgomery County Businesses with Active Hazardous Materials Use Permits P3
  202 Emergency
  Management &
  Homeland Security Shelter Activation Status This dataset will
  connect the shelter data with the dataMontgomery
  site to allow users to view information about shelters open during an
  emergency when a shelter is activated P3
  203 Emergency
  Management &
  Homeland Security Alert Montgomery Alert
  History
  A listing of email and text notifications sent out through the Alert
  Montgomery system P4
  204 Emergency
  Management &
  Homeland Security Departmental
  Emergency Support Function
  Responsibilities This chart shows which departm
  ents have primary or support
  responsibility for the county's Emergency Support Functions within
  the county's Emergency Operations Plan P5
  205 Emergency
  Management &
  Homeland Security FEMA Disaster
  Reimbursements
  A list of disasters in which Montgomery County received FEMA
  reimbursements P5
  206 Employee
  Retirement Plans Retirement Savings
  Plan (RSP) Participants Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) Participants Information P3
  207 Employee
  Retirement Plans Retirement Savings
  Plan (RSP) Returns Retirement Savings Plan (RSP) Returns P3
  208 Employee
  Retirement Plans Deferred Compensation
  Plan (DCP) Participants Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) Participants P4
  209 Employee
  Retirement Plans Deferred Compensation
  Plan (DCP) Returns Deferred Compensation Plan (DCP) Returns P4
  210 Employee
  Retirement Plans Employees' Retirement
  System (ERS) Annuities Employees' Retirement Syst
  em (ERS) Annuities P4
  211 Employee
  Retirement Plans Employees' Retirement
  System (ERS) Contributions Employees' Retirement System (ERS) Contributions P4
  212 Employee
  Retirement Plans Employees' Retirement
  System (ERS) Expenses Employees' Retirement Syst
  em (ERS) Expenses P4
  213 Employee
  Retirement Plans Employees' Retirement
  System (ERS) Returns ERS Returns
  P4
  214 Environmental
  Protection GIS Contour data Flood plain measurements
  P2
  215 Environmental
  Protection Water Quality This data is used to track
  conditions in our streams. A portion of
  this data is used to meet MS4 permit requirements. P2
  216 Environmental
  Protection Geographic data:
  Refuse & Recycling service areas Refuse and Recycling map of routes serviced by County contracted licensed haulers.
  P3
  217 Environmental
  Protection High hazard dam data Monitors water level at the emergency dams P3
  218 Environmental
  Protection Recycling Public
  Outreach and Education
  Calendar and Events Outreach and education on recycling-related topics: waste
  reduction; reuse; recycling; gr
  asscycling; composting; buying
  recycled; etc. P3
  219 Environmental
  Protection Solid Waste Facility Locations Name and address of each Solid Waste facility P3
  220 Environmental
  Protection Solid Waste Residential
  Collection Day lookup Recycling and trash collection days by geographic area (up-county
  would only show recycling) P3
  221 Environmental
  Protection Stream water level Event driven based on monitoring events P3
  222 Environmental
  Protection C EM (Continuous
  Emissions Monitoring) Emissions Continuous emissions data from
  the Dickerson waste-to-energy
  plant P4
  223 Environmental
  Protection Illegal Dumping Illegal dumping cases handled by the department P4
  224 Environmental
  Protection Rainscapes/Stream
  Restoration Map Location of all stream restorati
  on and Rainscapes projects in the
  county P4
  225 Environmental
  Protection Solid Waste Customer information Data specific to solid waste-related Service Requests P4
  226 Environmental
  Protection Transfer Station Scalehouse Data Weights and load counts of different types of inbound and outbound
  waste and recycled commodities that cross the truck scales at the
  Shady Grove Processing Facility and Transfer Station and the
  Recycling Center P4 Page: 28

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 227 Environmental Protection Annual Business Waste Reduction and

  Recycling Report; and
  Annual Multi-Family Waste Reduction and
  Recycling Report All multi-family properties and a subgroup of non-residential
  properties report annually informat
  ion on their waste reduction,
  recycling and refuse activities and in frastructure. Information is used
  to assess recycling achievement and opportunities. Data is not
  available in a useful form. P5
  228 Environmental
  Protection Dickerson Weather Station Weather data from Dickerson
  P5
  229 Environmental
  Protection Rainscapes Rewards Types and location of rainscapes installed P5
  230 Environmental
  Protection Schedule of Solid Waste Charges Schedule of breakdown of Solid Waste Charges sent to Treasury so
  they know how to input the codes in the MUNIS system. P5
  231 Environmental
  Protection Stormwater facilities Inventory
  of stormwater facilities P5
  232 Environmental
  Protection Tonnage Revenue Reconciliation The tonnage/revenue reconciliation veri
  fies the proper recording of
  tons and revenue between the Transfer Station software system
  (Paradigm) and the Montgomery County general ledger (Oracle) by
  month and year-to-date. P5
  233 Ethics Commission General Outside
  Employment Displays all Outside Employment approvals for non-police County
  employees P3
  234 Ethics Commission Lobbying Semi-Annual
  Activity Reports Shows all expenses and revenues
  of registered lobbyists in
  Montgomery County for a six-month period P3
  235 Ethics Commission Outside Employment
  approvals for
  Montgomery County Police Displays all outside employment approvals obtained by County police officers
  P3
  236 Finance Property Tax Data Property Tax Data
  P2 237 Finance Bag Tax Store names, numbers of bags, revenue collected P3 238 Finance Property tax bill
  payments Payment collected by property tax bill P3
  239 Finance Property Tax Credits Property Tax Credits
  P3 240 Finance Risk Management Injury
  Data Risk Management Corvel Data
  P3
  241 Finance Comprehensive Annual
  Financial Report Tables for publication
  P4
  242 Finance Bonds Issued Bonds Issued P5 243 Finance County Take Home
  Vehicles Take Home Vehicles that County employees use P5
  244 Finance List of Risk
  Management Volunteers Risk Management Volunteer Registration System P5
  245 Fire & Rescue
  Services Incident calls taken by fire station units This dataset contains the monthl
  y summary data indicating incident
  occurred in each fire station response area. The summary data is
  the incident count broken down by call type group for each fire station response area. P2
  246 Fire & Rescue
  Services Fire Code Compliance & Inspections Information on code compliance in
  spections, types of buildings,
  hours P3
  247 Fire & Rescue
  Services Fire Safety Community
  Outreach Information regarding personnel interaction with homeowners
  regarding smoke detectors, batteries, P3
  248 Fire & Rescue
  Services Apparatus Location at Fire Stations A map of the County with each fire station including what apparatus is at each station P4
  249 Fire & Rescue
  Services Emergency Medical
  Services (EMS)
  Transportation Fee Detailed monthly data regarding the EMS transportation fees to include charges, receipts, insurance
  billing, self-pay amounts, YTD
  total revenue. P4
  250 Fire & Rescue
  Services Child Car Seat Program Data on car seat program numbers to include # of car seats
  installed, vouchers given, personnel hours P5
  251 Fire & Rescue
  Services Community Emergency
  Response Training
  (CERT) Data on Community Emergency Response Training (CERT)
  program, number of persons trained, etc
  P5
  252 Fire & Rescue
  Services Fire Apparatus Fuel Usage Data on the usage of fuel by the department's fire apparatus P5
  253 Fire & Rescue
  Services SCBA Fit Test Information regarding who has completed a fit test for SCBA usage.
  Every firefighter must complete the test. it also determines the size mask each person wears. P5
  254 General Services Active Solici
  tations Formal and informal open solicitation listing that are currently
  advertised P1
  255 General Services Awarded Solicitations Solicitat
  ions that resulted in a contract award P1 256 General Services Bid Tabulations Publically opened pricing received from vendors in response to an
  Invitation for Bid P1 Page: 29

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 257 General Services Construction Contracts Active County construction contract listing P1 258 General Services Local Small Business

  Reserve (LSBRP) Active and Closed Solicitations Formal and informal closed soli
  citation listing for Local Small
  Business Reserve Program (LSBRP) with Active or Closed Status P1
  259 General Services Minority, Female, and
  Disabled Owned Business Active contracts for Minority,
  Female, and Disabled (MFD) owned
  business and funds encumbered P1
  260 General Services Small Business Reserve
  Program (LSBRP)
  Awarded Solicitations Closed solicitations that resulted in a contract award for Local Small
  Business Reserve Program (LSBRP)
  P1
  261 General Services Small Business Reserve
  Program (LSBRP)
  Contracts Active County Contracts resulted from a Local Small Business
  Reserve Program (LSBRP)
  P1
  262 General Services Closed Solicitations Form
  al and informal closed solicitation listing P2 263 General Services County Leases County lease listing - including both County as the tenant or as the
  landlord P2
  264 General Services Fleet - Equipment
  Inventory Fleet equipment (vehicle) invent
  ory and status (readiness) P2
  265 General Services Fleet - Estimated
  Greenhouse Gas Emissions Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissi
  ons (derived based on fuel
  consumption) P2
  266 General Services Fleet - Fuel
  Consumption Public and County fuel consumption by fuel type P2
  267 General Services Fleet - Vehicle Class
  Annual (Fiscal Year)
  Summary Summary information (average age, total quantity, miles driven, fuel
  consumption, etc.) by vehicle class
  P2
  268 General Services Living Wage Contra
  cts Active contracts with living wage requirement (prime & services
  other than construction contracts only) P2
  269 General Services Non-Profit Contracts Ac
  tive County non-profit contract listing P2 270 General Services Prevailing Wage
  Contracts Active contracts with prevailing wage requirement (prime &
  construction service Only) P2
  271 General Services Utility Usage Utility usage for Count
  y facilities - including electricity, gas, water,
  etc. P2
  272 General Services County Facilities List
  ing of County maintained facilities P3 273 General Services County owned Property
  Inventory County owned properties and associated real estate
  expenditures/costs P3
  274 General Services Facilities - Maintenance
  Cost Facility maintenance cost
  P3
  275 General Services Facilities - Property
  Managers and Areas Property management areas and assigned managers P3
  276 General Services Facilities - Work Order
  by Trade Number of issued work orders by trade type P3
  277 General Services Facilities - Work Order
  Status Facilities work order Status
  P3
  278 General Services Facilities - Work Order
  Summary Number of issued work orders per facility P3
  279 General Services Fleet - County Managed
  Fuel Sites County managed fuel sites
  P3
  280 General Services Fleet - Telematric
  Electronic vehicle usage data Electronic vehicle usage
  data (summarized) P3
  281 General Services County Printing/Copying
  Paper Usage Paper Usage from Ricoh Multi-Function Printers P4
  282 General Services Facilities - Generators Facilities with generators
  P4 283 General Services Record Management
  Inventory Number of records in record management system by Department P5
  284 Health & Human
  Services Department of Health
  and Human Services
  (DHHS) Locations Department of Health and Human Se
  rvices (DHHS) service facilities
  and hours P1
  285 Health & Human
  Services Medical Facilities Locations of clinics,
  program locations for medical and dental
  services, Montgomery Cares clinic s, Federal Qualified Health
  Centers and hospitals/ERs P1
  286 Health & Human
  Services Community Health Indicator Data Leading causes of death by age, race, ethnicity etc. P2
  287 Health & Human
  Services HHS Service Fees Fees for vari
  ous DHHS program services P2
  288 Health & Human
  Services Licensed Child Care Centers Licensed Child Care Centers
  P2 Page: 30

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 289 Health & Human Services Licensed Nursing Homes Matrix of Geocoded locations and

  attributes of nursing homes with
  State score of 1-5 P2
  290 Health & Human
  Services Medical Facilities Locations and attributes
  of Montgomery Cares clinics, FQHCs and
  hospitals/ERs P2
  291 Health & Human
  Services Affordable Care Act
  (ACA) Health Insurance Enrollment Sites Locations, hours of operation for en
  rolling in health insurance under
  Affordable Care Act P3
  292 Health & Human
  Services Licensed Swimming Pools Licensed Swimming Pools include
  , public pools, spas, beaches and
  spray attractions intended for re creational and therapeutic use.
  Does not include private pools at a private single family residence. P5
  293 Housing &
  Community Affairs Moderately Priced
  Dwelling Unit program (MPDU) Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit program administration P1
  294 Housing &
  Community Affairs Residential Rental Licensing Rental licenses for multi-fami
  ly, single family, condos, and
  accessory apartments P1
  295 Housing &
  Community Affairs Housing Loans Housing devel
  opment and rehab loans P3
  296 Housing &
  Community Affairs Landlord-Tenant Cases Complaints administer
  ed by Office of Landlord-Tenant Affairs
  (OLTA). P3
  297 Housing &
  Community Affairs Rent Rate Survey Annual rent rate survey (and past surveys) P4
  298 Human Resources Position Dashboard,
  Position Inventory Vacant vs. filled positions, # of vacant positions, salaries associated
  with each, open positions by department P1
  299 Human Resources Recruitment Customer
  Service Survey Applications for County positi
  ons, including limited demographic
  information and customer service survey results. P1
  300 Human Resources Personnel Management
  Review Comprehensive review of general
  information concerning the size
  and composition of the County government workforce P2
  301 Human Resources County Recruitment
  Year End Report Statistics related to the hiring process, including # of resumes
  received, job announcements, new hires (FT/PT, merit vs temp),
  average time to fill positions, number of hiring managers, etc. P3
  302 Human Resources Interpreter Tracking
  Database Multilingual use in the County, who speaks what language P3
  303 Human Resources Employee Training Required and optional training completed by employee. P4 304 Human Resources Equal employment
  opportunity (EEO)-1 Report Demographics by Equal employment
  opportunity (EEO) categories,
  including MLS P4
  305 Human Resources Grievances Resolved
  Before Reaching a Third
  Party Neutral Total number of grievances and those resolved before reaching a
  third party neutral
  P4
  306 Human Resources Health Benefits -
  Healthcare Trend
  History Measures annual percentage change in health care claims costs
  and compares to industry standard
  P4
  307 Human Resources Job Classification
  Report (Table IV) Inventory of most position classifi
  cations available in the County P4
  308 Human Resources Management
  Leadership Service
  Demographic Report Report, by various demographic measures, for Management
  Leadership Service (MLS) employees.
  P4
  309 Human Resources New Hire Report Demographic report of new County employees. P4 310 Human Resources Position Transactions
  Report Database of position transactions, wi
  th position detail. Should also
  include detail on when the transaction was received and
  approved/denied by OMB and OHR P4
  311 Human Resources Reduction In Force
  (RIF) Position Tracking Tracks positions abolished and empl
  oyees RIFed during a budget
  cycle. P4
  312 Human Resources County Management
  Leadership Service
  (MLS) Hiring Report Demographics on new MLS hires. P5
  313 Human Resources County Non-Competitive
  Hiring List Master list of number of Disability Employment Initiatives, Non- Competitive Hiring Process Hires P5
  314 Human Resources County Supervisor
  Positions List of all positions, including
  demographic descriptors, with names
  of supervisees P5
  315 Human Resources Direct Bill Employees',
  Former Employees' and
  Retirees Addresses Addresses of employees/former employees who are direct billed for
  group health benefits.
  P5
  316 Human Resources Direct Bill Retirees
  Addresses Addresses of retirees who are billed directly for group health benefits P5
  317 Human Resources Domestic Partners with
  Health Coverage Group Health - list of domestic partners with health coverage P5 Page: 31

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 318 Human Resources Domestic Partners with Vision Insurance Group Health - list of domestic partners with vision insurance P5

  319 Human Resources Employees With
  Temporary Promotions List of employees, with select demographic descriptors, who are in
  temporary promotion status P5
  320 Human Resources Essential Employees
  List Master list of all essential employees in the County P5
  321 Human Resources FMLA Requests by
  Request Type FMLA requests by reason: fami
  ly/self/domestic partner P5
  322 Human Resources Group Health Plan
  Enrollment Statistics Report Enrollment data, by plan, plan type (in-network, out of area),
  member type, etc
  P5
  323 Human Resources Group Health Plan
  Valuation Group Health Plan valuati
  on conducted by actuary P5
  324 Human Resources Health Insurance Team
• Customer Care Contacts Details number of customer care contacts, by inquiry type. P5
  325 Human Resources Hiring Preference
  Report Number of vacancies, # of applicants/employees claiming hiring
  preference and the rating of those employees/applicants P5
  326 Human Resources List of Disabled Police
  Officers Group Health - list of disabled police officers P5
  327 Human Resources Local Government
  Personnel Association
  (LGPA) Report Data compiled for County's annual submission to LGPA, includes
  demographics, salary, hours, years to reach maximum salary, etc
  P5
  328 Human Resources Lump Sum Award
  Report Tracking report on all lump sum awards made to County employees P5
  329 Human Resources Maryland Association of
  Counties (MACo) Report Compilation of data, including job title, grade, min/max salary,
  number of employees in a class, average base salary P5
  330 Human Resources OMS/FROMS Drug Test
  Reason Drug testing by precipitating event/reason P5
  331 Human Resources OMS/FROMS Visit
  Types Tracks visits to OMS/FROMS by reason for contact P5
  332 Human Resources Performance
  Management Reports Performance rating cycles, ratings
  (MLS, union, non-represented),
  with select demographic descriptors P5
  333 Human Resources Position
  Dashboard/PMR Dashboard,
  Demographic Information Provides demographic information for Montgomery County
  employees.
  P5
  334 Human Resources Prudential Subscriber
  List - Fraternal Order of Police Fraternal Order of Police (FOP)
  members with basic and optional
  Prudential life insurance coverage P5
  335 Human Resources Report of Disabled
  Dependents Report of disabled dependents
  P5
  336 Human Resources Retirement Code Audit
  Report Inventory of retirement plan enrollment P5
  337 Human Resources Separation and
  Termination Report Report of number of County separations by reason. P5
  338 Human Resources Sick Leave Balance
  Report Sick Leave Balance Report
  P5
  339 Human Resources State/County Employee
  List State/County Employee List
  P5
  340 Human Resources Stress Management
  Team Activity and Incidents Inventory of stress management team activity and incidents P5
  341 Human Resources Total number of Long
  Term Disability LTD 1
  and LTD 2 Subscribers Active employees with LTD 1 and LTD 2 coverage P5
  342 Human Resources Training Inventory and
  Satisfaction Survey Results Total number of employees and percentage of those employees
  who find the training helpful to their jobs
  P5
  343 Human Resources Wage Equity Master list of demographic descriptives, including measures of
  years of relevant experience in current position P5
  344 Human Resources Work Hours and Sick
  Leave Use by Union List of sick leaved us
  ed by bargaining unit P5
  345 Human Rights Human Rights Calendar
  of Events Committee on Hate Violence, Human Rights Commission, Inter-
  Agency Fair Housing Coordination Group P3
  346 Human Rights Human Rights
  Complaints received Human Rights Complaints received P3 Page: 32

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 347 Human Rights Human Rights Customer satisfaction survey

  results Customer Satisfaction Survey of the Human Rights Commission P5
  348 Human Rights Human Rights Reports
  to State and Federal
  Governments HRC reports for the state or federal government P5
  349 Intergovernmental
  Relations Bill positions and statements Bill positions with links to written statements P3
  350 Intergovernmental
  Relations State Capital Projects Capital projects in
  Montgomery County in the State's fiscal year
  budget P4
  351 Intergovernmental
  Relations State Operating Aid State aid to Montgomery County
  P4
  352 Liquor Control Liquor Licensees Provide a list of current Liquor licensees P1 353 Liquor Control Special Order Fulfillment Log of last mont hs time taken to fulfill special orders in days P2 354 Liquor Control DLC Product Purchases Items by department and category that have been purchase by DLC
  , will display in case units only P3
  355 Liquor Control DLC Sales Data
  (warehouse and stores) A listing of sales data by item and department updated monthly P3
  356 Liquor Control DLC Store Inventory
  and sale items Provide a listing of inventory items that will display store quantity and sale prices P3
  357 Liquor Control DLC Inventory Cases
  Sold (609 Report) Lists Cases sold by last 13 months for each item P4
  358 Liquor Control DLC Product Licensee
  Purchases Purchases in case units of items by licensee P4
  359 Liquor Control DLC Inventory
  Breakages / Waste A log of inventory breakages or waste P5
  360 Management &
  Budget Grant data Grants Database (Access / SQL Server) P2
  361 Management &
  Budget Internal Department
  Content Management
  System OMB Internal Content Management System P5
  362 Permitting
  Services Gaithersburg
  Commercial Building Impact Taxes Impact taxes for commercial permits in Gaithersburg P1
  363 Permitting
  Services Gaithersburg Residential Building Impact Taxes Impact taxes for residential permits in Gaithersburg P1
  364 Permitting
  Services Rockville Residential Building Impact Taxes Impact taxes for residential permits in Rockville P1
  365 Permitting
  Services Agricultural producers
  Certificates Agricultural producers Certificates P2
  366 Permitting
  Services Floodplain Study A floodplain study is perfo
  rmed to establish the 100-year floodplain
  limits within or near a development in order to preserve the natural
  resources within the 100-year floodplain, to protect property and
  persons, and to apply a unified, comprehensive approach to
  floodplain management. P2
  367 Permitting
  Services Home Occupation
  Certificates Certificates issued for the operation of a business in a residence P2
  368 Permitting
  Services Rockville Commercial Building Impact Taxes Impact taxes for commercial
  permits in Rockville P2
  369 Permitting
  Services Bed & Breakfast
  Lodging Certificates Licensed Bed and Breakfast Businesses P3
  370 Permitting
  Services Door to Door Vendors License Licenses for vendors selli
  ng goods door to door P3
  371 Permitting
  Services Electrical Apprentice Licenses Licenses issued to apprent
  ice electricians P3
  372 Permitting
  Services Floodplain District Permits Permits issued to control floodplain development P3
  373 Permitting
  Services Historic Area Work Permits Permits issued for construction
  affecting historic homes P3
  374 Permitting
  Services Journeyman Electrician Licenses Licenses issued to jour
  neymen electricians P3
  375 Permitting
  Services Limited Duration Sign Permits A limited duration sign permit is required for a non-permanent sign
  that is either displayed on private property for more than 30 days, or
  within the public right-of-way on weekends only or for a 14-day period. P3 Page: 33

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 376 Permitting Services Limited Electrical Business Licenses Licenses issued to electrical businesses that are restricted to a

  specific type of electrical work
  (e.g., signs, telephones, heating/air
  conditioning) or to elec trical work performed in a specific location
  (e.g., on-site maintenance for apartment buildings) P3
  377 Permitting
  Services Master Electrician Licenses Licenses issued to Master Electric
  ians who may perform any type of
  electrical work throughout the County P3
  378 Permitting
  Services Parking Standards
  Waiver Dataset to track requests for waivers of parking requirements P3
  379 Permitting
  Services Regular Route Vendors License Licenses for vendors selling
  goods on a regular route P3
  380 Permitting
  Services Sign Variance A sign varianc
  e is required when a proposed sign does not conform
  to the requirements of the Montgomery County Zoning Ordinance
  pertaining to the size of the sign or its location. P3
  381 Permitting
  Services Benefit Performance Licenses Licenses issued for conducti
  ng benefit performances P4
  382 Permitting
  Services County Well Permits Permits issued for potable wells
  P4
  383 Permitting
  Services Fence Permits Permits issued for the construction of fences P4
  384 Permitting
  Services Fire Alarm Permits Permits issued for the installation of fire alarm systems P4
  385 Permitting
  Services Fire Protection Systems Permits issued for the
  installation of fire protection systems P4
  386 Permitting
  Services Limited Master Electrician Licenses Licenses issued to Master
  Electricians that are restricted to specific
  types of electrical work (e.g., heat/air conditioning, signs, or
  telephones) or specific locati ons (e.g., apartment buildings) P4
  387 Permitting
  Services Non Conforming Use
  Certificate Certificates issued for approval of
  a land use which existed prior to
  the establishment of zoning in a geographic area, or a change in
  zoning which makes the use no longer in compliance with the
  Zoning Ordinance P4
  388 Permitting
  Services Sediment Control Permits Permits issued to prevent sediment
  from leaving a construction site
  during construction activity P4
  389 Permitting
  Services Sewage Disposal Permits Permits issued to ensure that any septic system installed in the
  County meets all current County and State standards P4
  390 Permitting
  Services Sewage Sludge
  Utilization Licenses Licenses issued to any person or
  company engaged in the business
  of cleaning and emptying septic tanks, holding tanks, privies or
  other sewage disposal facilities P4
  391 Permitting
  Services Sign Permits Permits issued for the installation of an exterior sign P4
  392 Permitting
  Services Site Specific Vendors License Licenses for vendors selling goods
  at a specific site P4
  393 Permitting
  Services Use & Occupancy
  Certificates Certificates issued for approval of the space to be used prior to
  opening any business in Montgomery County or inhabiting any
  residential dwelling P4
  394 Permitting
  Services Floodplain Status Request Floodplain information requests pr
  ocessed to determine if a planned
  building or grading activity is within a 100-year floodplain P5
  395 Permitting
  Services Limited Duration Sign
  Installer License License required to install a non-
  permanent sign that is either
  displayed on private property for more than 30 days, or within the
  public right-of-way on weekends only or for a 14-day period. P5
  396 Permitting
  Services Retaining Wall Permits Permits issued for the construction of a retaining wall P5
  397 Permitting
  Services Sign Installer License A Sign Installer Licens
  e is a license issued by the Department of
  Permitting Services (DPS) join tly to a business and a person
  employed by the business that has completed training and passed
  an examination on the current sign regulations. P5
  398 Permitting
  Services Soils Testing Process Percolation testing is the process of soils evaluation including
  establishment of infiltration rates for soils that make up an area
  intended for the installation of an initial septic system and
  replacement septic systems. P5
  399 Permitting
  Services Special Exception Dataset to track DPS'
  business processes related to Special
  Exceptions approved by the Board of Appeals P5
  400 Police Department Crash Data Crash data minus
  Personally identifiable information (PII) P1 401 Police Department Police 911 center calls
  for service Daily Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) calls information. Information
  would include date, time, type of call and location. Would not
  include caller information, including exact street address or contact
  numbers. Also would not include officers assigned or units available for a call. P1
  402 Police Department CAD Response metrics Calls
  received, dispatched, response times... P2 Page: 34

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 403 Police Department Red light and speed cameras location and certification data

  P2
  404 Police Department Uniform Crime
  Reporting Uniform Crime Reporting Data
  P2
  405 Police Department Crime Summary reports Monthly breakdown of crime numbers by district and Central
  Business Districts (CBD) P3
  406 Police Department EJS Record
  Management System
  data subset ARSON Fire Marshall statistical information P3
  407 Police Department Juvenile Crime Data Juvenile Statistical Information
  P3 408 Police Department Animal Services Shelter
  Information Shelter metrics
  P4
  409 Police Department Pepco's Right-of-way
  complaints/incidents Calls/Complaints that MCPD
  has received concerning illegal
  trespass, suspicious and/or dangerous activities in the Pepco right-
  of-way between Westlake Drive in West Bethesda and Piney
  Meetinghouse Road in Potomac during the past 5 years P5
  410 Public Information
  Office County Website
  Analytics County Website Analytics
  P5
  411 Public Information
  Office eSubscription Analytics govDelivery usage
  P5
  412 Public Information
  Office Social Media Analytics Social Media Analytics
  P5
  413 Public Libraries Library Materials
  Circulation Circulation of library materials by the entire system. P3
  414 Public Libraries Library website
  Statistics Value is total number of visits to MCPL website in a fiscal year P3
  415 Public Libraries Senior program
  attendance Value is annual attendance at all programs geared towards seniors P3
  416 Public Libraries ACE GO! Kits circulati
  on Value is total circulation of All Children Excel Go! Kits in fiscal year P4 417 Public Libraries Ages and Adult program
  attendance Value is total attendance at programs not accounted for by ACE,
  teen, or senior programs P4
  418 Public Libraries
  All Children Excel programs Programs for children that are not Early Literacy or Science
  Technology Engineering Math based P4
  419 Public Libraries Articles downloaded
  from a database Value is total number of articles
  downloaded from MCPL databases P4
  420 Public Libraries Books, audiobooks,
  DVD, playaways, CDs and magazines
  borrowed Value is the total number of physical items checked out by MCPL
  customers in the fiscal year
  P4
  421 Public Libraries Children Excel Early
  Literacy Program attendance Value of annual attendance at All Children Excel Early Literacy
  Programs that provide early literacy skills for Children and
  caregivers P4
  422 Public Libraries Children Excel Early
  Literacy Programs Value for annual number of programs held throughout MCPL that
  provide Early Literacy skills. P4
  423 Public Libraries Children Excel STEM
  program attendance Value of annual number of attendant
  s at a Science, Technology,
  Engineering and Math skills building program at MCPL P4
  424 Public Libraries Children Excel STEM
  programs Annual value for the total numbe
  r of Science, Technology,
  Engineering and Math programs hosted by MCPL P4
  425 Public Libraries Circulation of Juvenile
  Material Value is total number of phys
  ical and electronic material
  downloaded that support All Children Excel P4
  426 Public Libraries e-books and e-
  audiobooks downloaded Value is the annual circulation of e-books and e-audiobooks by
  MCPL customers P4
  427 Public Libraries H
  ours of Children Excel
  Discovery Room use Number of hours that MCPL All Ch
  ildren Excel Discovery Rooms for
  Early Literacy and School Readiness were booked in the fiscal year P4
  428 Public Libraries Hours of meeting room
  use Value is the total number of meeting room hours booked by fiscal year P4
  429 Public Libraries In person questions
  answered Value is number of questions ans
  wered by branch staff during a
  fiscal year P4
  430 Public Libraries Items borrowed through
  holds system Value is number of items That customers put on hold, or had
  transferred to their home branch P4
  431 Public Libraries Items borrowed through
  interlibrary loan Value is total number of items borrowed for customers through the
  state network P4
  432 Public Libraries Librarian visits to
  schools and day care centers Value is the total number of visi
  ts by librarians to schools and day
  care centers during fiscal year P4
  433 Public Libraries Library Volunteer hours Volunteer
  hours contributed to MCPL in fiscal year P4 434 Public Libraries Logins to WIFI in
  Libraries WIFI sessions customers in
  itiated in Libraries P4 Page: 35

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 435 Public Libraries New library card registrations New library cards issued

  P4
  436 Public Libraries Number of items used Value is number of items used by customers in our branches P4 437 Public Libraries One-hour instruction in
  basic literacy, ESL, or
  English for daily use One-hour sessions for instruction in basic literacy, ESL, or English
  for daily use in fiscal year
  P4
  438 Public Libraries Other All Children Excel
  Program Attendance Value is the annual count of all children's program attendance that
  is not included in Early Literacy or STEM programming P4
  439 Public Libraries Pages printed or copied
  by library customers Total number of pages printed or copied by MCPL customers in a
  fiscal year P4
  440 Public Libraries Questions via website,
  email, chat, social media
  or letters answered Information questions answered by st
  aff via web, social media or
  letter P4
  441 Public Libraries Senior Smartrip or
  senior/disabled
  Metrocard passes sold Senior Smartrip or senior/dis
  abled Metrocard passes sold in
  libraries P4
  442 Public Libraries Sessions on Alliance for
  Workplace Excellence
  (AWE) Early Literacy
  Digital Learning stations Sessions on MCPL Alliance for Wo
  rkplace Excellence (AWE) Early
  Literacy and School Readiness computers P4
  443 Public Libraries Songs downloaded Number of
  songs downloaded to personal devices by MCPL
  customers P4
  444 Public Libraries Summer reading
  program (SRP) books read Value is total number of books recorded as read in SRP database in a given summer
  P4
  445 Public Libraries Summer reading
  program (SRP) program attendance Total attendance at Summer reading program (SRP) during the summer
  P4
  446 Public Libraries Summer reading
  program (SRP) programs held Summer reading program (SRP) held during summer P4
  447 Public Libraries Summer reading
  program (SRP) registration Value is total number of sign ups for baby, children and teen
  Summer Reading Program
  P4
  448 Public Libraries Teen Program
  Attendance Value of the total number of people who attended programs geared
  towards teens and young adults P4
  449 Public Libraries Total children'
  ™s
  library cards registration Value is total number of valid library cards for children ages 13 or under P4
  450 Public Libraries Total Hours of Room
  Bookings Value is total number of hours that MCPL rooms were booked in the
  fiscal year P4
  451 Public Libraries Total Program
  Attendance Annual, system level totals for all programs held by MCPL P4
  452 Public Libraries Total questions
  answered Value is the total number of reference questions answered in
  person and virtually P4
  453 Public Libraries Total use of electronic
  and office resources Value is total annual website visi
  ts, database downloads, wifi use,
  computer sessions, AWE Early Literacy Workstations P4
  454 Public Libraries Total use of library
  materials Value is the total annual count of all MCPL materials, including in-
  house use, Interlibrary loan,
  holds, e-materials and song
  downloads, and materials checked out P4
  455 Public Libraries Use of Children-specific
  databases Value is total number of sessions in one of MCPL children specific databases P4
  456 Public Libraries Visits by schools and
  day care centers to branches Value is total number of visits to
  the library by outside educational
  groups in fiscal year P4
  457 Public Libraries Visits to branc
  hes Value is total number of people coming into all MCPL branches in
  fiscal year P4
  458 Public Libraries Visits to MCPL Kidsite Value is
  total number of visits to landing page for staff curated
  resources to help All Children Excel P4
  459 Public Libraries Web Sessions on library
  computers Number of web sessions for all MCPL branches P4
  460 Public Libraries Total Public Service
  Hours Total public service hours open per month for whole system P5
  461 Public Libraries Website visits Number of
  visits to MCPL website by month. P5 462 Recreation
  Department Open Gym - Basketball Basketball open gym schedules
  P1
  463 Recreation
  Department Open Gym Badminton Badminton open gym schedules
  P1 Page: 36

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 464 Recreation Department Open Gym General General play - open gym schedules P1

  465 Recreation
  Department Open Gym Table Tennis Table tennis open gym schedule
  P1
  466 Recreation
  Department Open Gym Volleyball Volley
  ball open gym schedules P1
  467 Recreation
  Department Seasonal Recreation Programs A list of recreation programs Montgomery County are offering P1
  468 Recreation
  Department MCRD Aquatics Centers Montgomery County Recreation Department Aquatics Centers P2
  469 Recreation
  Department MCRD Community Centers Montgomery County Recreation Department Community Centers P2
  470 Recreation
  Department MCRD Senior Centers Montgomery County Recreation Department Senior Centers P2
  471 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Enterprise Zones County Economic Development and State have designated 4 or 5
  areas of the County as Enterprise Zones. P1
  472 Technology
  Services Geographic data: Lodging hotels, hostels, suites for longer stay. P1
  473 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  MARC Train Stations MARC train stations.
  P1
  474 Technology
  Services Geographic data: MC
  Government Facilities DGS was planning to publish County facilities at some point. Is this the same thing? P1
  475 Technology
  Services Geographic data: Places of Worship Places of worship in the County.
  P1
  476 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Senior Centers Senior Centers managed by the County. P1
  477 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Shopping Centers shopping centers.
  P1
  478 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  YMCA Centers YMCA centers
  P1
  479 Technology
  Services Geographic data: Zip Codes postal delivery areas defined by USPS. Zip codes with mailboxes
  only are not included. P1
  480 Technology
  Services Wireless Access Points Wireless Ac
  cess Points around the County P1
  481 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Bikeways dedicated or on-street bikeways in the County P2
  482 Technology
  Services Geographic data: MARC Rail Lines Freight and commuter rail line
  P2
  483 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  METRO Rail Lines WMATA Metro rail lines
  P2
  484 Technology
  Services Geographic data: Park and Ride Lots Park and Ride Lots Map
  P2
  485 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Recreation Centers Recreation Centers
  P2
  486 Technology
  Services Geographic data: Regional Services Centers Regional Services Centers Map
  P2
  487 Technology
  Services Fibernet Building Connections Buildings connected to Fibernet
  P3
  488 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Board of Education
  Districts The 5 Board of Education Districts P3
  489 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Building Footprints The building footprints, including sheds P3
  490 Technology
  Services Geographic data:
  Municipalities Municipalities P3
  491 Technology
  Services Inventory of created Cable
  Content/Programs Inventory of created Cable Content/Programs P3
  492 Technology
  Services Geographic data: Golf
  Courses The 9 public golf courses
  P4
  493 Technology
  Services HelpDesk Tickets IT Help Desk Tickets
  P4
  494 Technology
  Services Mobile Application
  Inventory Inventory of Enterprise provided mobile applications P4 Page: 37

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 495 Technology Services Active Directory

  Inventory of users, computers, email accounts Inventory of number of users, computers, email accounts P5
  496 Technology
  Services County Printer Inventory Inventory of Printers supported on the Enterprise Print Server P5
  497 Technology
  Services County Sharepoint sites supported Inventory of sharepoint sites supported P5
  498 Technology
  Services Deployment Domain
  Inventory Inventory of VMGuests/VMHosts
  P5
  499 Technology
  Services DHI inventory of
  Enterprise Databases DHI inventory of Enterprise Databases P5
  500 Technology
  Services Email Inventory Inventory of Email accounts
  P5
  501 Technology
  Services Enterprise Managed
  Public Safety Servers Inventory of Enterprise Managed Public Safety Servers P5
  502 Technology
  Services Enterprise Supported
  SAAS Applications Inventory of Enterprise Supported SAAS applications P5
  503 Technology
  Services Identity Management
  Inventory of objects and
  applications using IM Inventory of Identity Management Objects P5
  504 Technology
  Services Inventory of Applications using Enterprise CM Support Inventory of Applications usi
  ng Enterprise CM Service P5
  505 Technology
  Services Inventory of CIO Review Requests Inventory of CIO Review Requests P5
  506 Technology
  Services Inventory of Content Management Users Inventory of Content Management Users P5
  507 Technology
  Services Inventory of Created ADT Applications Inventory of Created ADT Applications P5
  508 Technology
  Services Inventory of DCM supplied mobile devices Inventory of DCM supplied mobile devices P5
  509 Technology
  Services Inventory of
  Departments using
  Enterprise File Service Inventory of Departments using Enterprise File Service P5
  510 Technology
  Services Inventory of EHI Applications Inventory of EHI Applications
  P5
  511 Technology
  Services Inventory of GIS Applications Inventory of GIS Applications
  P5
  512 Technology
  Services Inventory of Radio
  Frequencies Inventory of Radio Frequencies used by the County P5
  513 Technology
  Services Inventory of Radio
  Towers used by the
  County Inventory of Radio Towers used by the County P5
  514 Technology
  Services Inventory of Servers
  Hosted in the datacenter Inventory of Servers Hosted in the datacenter P5
  515 Technology
  Services Inventory of telephones lines/numbers Inventory of telephones lines/numbers P5
  516 Technology
  Services IT Review Requests Inventory of IT Review Requests
  P5
  517 Technology
  Services IVR Applications Inventory of IVR Applications
  P5
  518 Technology
  Services MCCats Task Orders Inventory of MCCats Task Orders
  P5
  519 Technology
  Services Number of Potential
  Negative Information
  Security Events Against
  the County Number of Potential Negative Information Security Events Against
  the County
  P5
  520 Technology
  Services Patches Inventory
  of suppli ed seat machine patches P5
  521 Technology
  Services Portal Sites Inventory of Portal Sites
  P5
  522 Technology
  Services Radio Inventory Radio Inventory
  P5
  523 Technology
  Services Records Applications Inventory of Records Applications
  P5
  524 Technology
  Services Seat Machine Inventory Seat machine inv
  entory by department; contains type of each
  machine, CPU speed, age, OS level, etc P5 Page: 38

  Department Dataset Name (FY16 & Beyond) Dataset Description (FY16 & Beyond) Priority Grouping 525 Technology Services Servers backed up by the data center Servers backed up by the data center P5

  526 Technology
  Services Telephone Inventory Inventory of telephones and numbers P5
  527 Technology
  Services Tower Applications Inventory
  of Tower Applications P5
  528 Transportation Parking Tickets Issued Data on parking tickets issued P1 529 Transportation Traffic Count Data DOT maintains a database for all intersections where traffic volume
  counts have been performed P1
  530 Transportation Bus Routes/Schedules
  Bus routes, schedules, fares P2 531 Transportation E-roads biannual study
  with road ratings Survey of county roadways pavement condition P2
  532 Transportation On-street Sens
  or Data Monitoring on street parking space availability P2 533 Transportation Parking Facility Da ta GIS-based parking facility data P2 534 Transportation Pavement Condition
  Index (PCI) Pavement Condition Index (PCI) meas
  ures the relative condition of
  roadway P2
  535 Transportation Planned Neighborhood
  Tree Pruning Planned Neighborhood Tree Pruning schedule P2
  536 Transportation Roadway Speed Data DOT maintains a
  database for all roadway speed studies performed P2 537 Transportation Safe Routes to School
  Grant School Survey Data Surveys taken by parents about how their kids get to school and
  what factors are important to them in why they choose the mode of
  transport they use. P2
  538 Transportation Beautification Grant Small grants of
  money used to beautify common areas of a location
  or community P3
  539 Transportation Data sharing with
  WSSC Resurfacing and
  Utility Projects Future roadways resurfacing project and moratorium data P3
  540 Transportation DOT Correspondence
  Log DOT log of contact with the public in the form of email, letters and
  referrals from Council and the CEO's office P3
  541 Transportation Geographic data: Storm
  operations Provide county residents progress concerning summer and winter
  storm activity P3
  542 Transportation Residential Sweeping
  Schedule Residential Sweeping Schedule
  P3
  543 Transportation Safe Routes to School
  (SRTS)-Related Citations Number of Citations Given by MC
  PD Around Safe Routes to School
  Grant Schools P3
  544 Transportation Schools Under the Safe
  Routes to School Grant Program Grant program data
  P3
  545 Transportation Sidewalk/Concrete
  Repair Schedule Sidewalk/Concrete Repair Schedule P3
  546 Transportation Adopt A Road Program
  for keeping roadsides clean P4 547 Transportation Adopt a Spot Program The Adopt A Spot is a new program created this year by the Keep
  Montgomery County Beautiful Task Force. This program allows you
  to adopt a commonly owned area located within Montgomery
  County when you agree to make regular litter pick-ups at the site. P4
  548 Transportation Beautification Award This is a c
  ontest with awards given for the areas made most
  beautiful. It would include pictures of the areas as well as general locations P4
  549 Transportation Leaf Collection
  Schedule Provide county residents scheduled leaf collection per area and subarea. P4
  550 Transportation Storm Road Closur
  es Provide county residents information concerning road closures
  throughout the county P4
  551 Transportation Carpool Data data on ca
  rpooling from Commuter Services P5 552 Transportation DOT Data Requested
  via MC311 Requests from MC311 for data regarding DOT P5
  553 Transportation Storm Drain Marking
  Program Program marking storm drains to
  discourage dumping. The program
  also logd the marker requests and the number of markers DOT
  provided to each requestor. P5
  Note
  : The full composition of these datasets will be further determined as the dataMontgomery
  team works with departments to prepare the datasets for publication. Page: 39

5.0 Maryland Public Information Act (MPIA) Requests
The Open Data Act specifies that Public Information Act responses and certain information
about the request will be published on a web portal.
See Montgomery County Code § 2-159.

A MPIA publishing workgroup led by an Assistant Chief Administrative Officer and including
representatives from the Public Information Offi ce, the County Attorney’s Office, the Department
of Technology Services (DTS), as well as repr esentatives from several other departments, was
established. The workgroup developed the requirements and process for publishing MPIA
responses. The published list on the dataMontgomery web site will have a link to a repository
that will contain the MPIA response. Users will be able to look at the request information and
then pull the full response from the repository.
DTS developed the specifications for and created a tool for publishing MPIA requests on the
County’s open data portal. The tool was announced to all departments and made available in
May 2014. The first set of MPIA responses are planned to be published on the portal in July
2014. Subsequent responses will be available on the portal as they are posted.
The MPIA Implementation process is documented in Appendix D of this document.
Page: 40
Appendix A – openMontgomery Memorandum from CAO

Page: 41

Page: 42
Appendix B – Dataset Scoring Methodology and Outreach
The datasets were individually scored by the Chief Innovation Officer and the manager of
CountyStat. The categories, six internally fo
cused and six externally focused, conveyed
between zero and ten points and are: Internal:

• Is the dataset aligned with the department’s core function / Degree to which publishing
this data furthers the core mission of the department? (1-10 points)
• Is the dataset a direct or indirect source of a department’s Headline Performance
Measure(s) and/or Supporting Measure(s)? (2 = No, 4 = Indirect/Supporting, 6 =
Direct/Supporting, 8 = indirect/headline, 10 = direct/headline)
• Will posting the data result in administrative time saved for a department(s)?
(i.e. will they be able to stop spending time responding to requests for this particular
information?) (No = 0, Maybe/Minimal = 5, Yes = 10)
• Is the data already collected and readily accessible so as not to require new or additional
business processes? (1 = significant effort, 5 = medium effort, 10 = minimal effort)
• Is the data used across departments and does its publication facilitate collaboration?
(No = 0, Yes = 5)
• Will publishing this dataset enable the retirement of a legacy system or database?
(No = 0, Yes = 5)

External:

• Is the data typically used when deciding policies that impact residents’ quality of life?
(Never = 0, Sometimes = 5, Always = 10)
• Will publishing this dataset allow a business or resident to perform a process more
efficiently and/or effectively? (Doubtful = 0, Possibly = 5, Certainly = 10)
• Is Montgomery County the only source of the data? (No = 0, Yes = 5)

• Does the data contribute to civic engagement?
(Doubtful = 0, Possibly = 5, Certainly = 10)
• Does the data create economic opportunity? (No = 0, Maybe = 5, Yes = 10)

• Will publishing this dataset make the department more accountable and/or responsive
by improving/increasing the public's know ledge of its operation? (No = 0, Yes = 5)

All scoring was conducted in as consistent a manner as possible. The externally focused
scoring categories relied heavily on the public input. The internally focused categories looked to
the headline measures CountyStat uses to measure departments. CountyStat facilitated
meetings with each department to identify datasets and their internal usefulness. If a dataset
demonstrated its usefulness to the public or for measuring internal performance, it invariably Page: 43
scored highly. This process was the first of its kind in the country. The scorecard has been
requested by other jurisdictions as they embark on their own open data programs.
Extensive outreach was conducted to provide all re
sidents an opportunity to inform this process.
Two Open Data Town Halls were held (one in Bethesda and one in Germantown) to give
residents an opportunity to learn about dataMontgomery, speak with knowledgeable County
staff, and provide their open data priorities. At the same time, a social media campaign was
conducted using the hashtag #opendataMC to provide feedback opportunities to residents who
could not make it to a live event. Also in the fall and spring targeted workshops were held on
several focused topics: public safety data, transit data, and financial transparency data. For
these workshops the County invited focus groups of active residents to provide feedback. For
example, the Montgomery County Police Depar tment identified active Neighborhood Watch
captains and invited them to participate in a workshop on crime data. For financial transparency,
the Montgomery County Civic Federation and the Montgomery County Taxpayers League
identified representatives to participate. Finally, representatives from the DTS, our open data
portal vendor, and the Chief Innovation Officer conducted a series of outreach presentations at
area high schools to educate them on what open data is, how they can use it, and to find out what data is important to them.
Due to the distributed nature of the scoring based on the variety of factors, if there was a
consensus that scoring should be changed in a particular category the overall ranking would
change little. The value of data stems from a multitude of factors. For a public sector entity that
must respond to internal factors as well as the needs of constituents, these criteria appropriately
reflect the value of data. Page: 44
Appendix C – Dataset Prioritization Count (by Department)

FY16 & Beyond

Department
Currently
Published
Scheduled
FY15 P1 P2 P3 P4 P5
Grand
Total
Board of Elections
1 1 2 3 12 19
Community Engagement Cluster 5 4 7 2 18
Community Use of Public Facilities 2 1 2

Consumer Protection
3 2 1 2 2 10
Correction and Rehabilitation 4 2 7 2 15
County Attorney
3 3 1 7
County Executive's Office 1 2 4 4 11
Economic Development 5 9 4 18
Emergency Management &
Homeland Security 1 3 1 2

Employee Retirement Plans
2 6 8
Environmental Protection
1 2 6 5 6 20
Ethics Commission 3 3
Finance 5 2 1 4 1 3 16
Fire & Rescue Services 1 2 2 4 9
General Services 1 8 10 9 2 1 31
Health & Human Services 1 2 2 5 1 1 12
Housing & Community Affairs 1 2 2 1 6
Human Resources 2 2 1 2 9 33 49
Human Rights 2 2 4
Intergovernmental Relations 1 1 2 4
Liquor Control
1 1 1 1 3 2 1 10
Management & Budget 6 6 1 1 14
Permitting Services 7 6 3 4 12 13 6 51
Police Department
2 2 3 3 1 1 12
Public Information Office
1 1 3 5
Public Libraries 3 44 2 49
Recreation Department
6 3 9
Technology Services 10 33 10 6 5 3 33 100
Transportation 2 3 2 8 8 5 3 31
Grand Total 39 57 49 73 92 119 124 553 Page: 45
Appendix D – MPIA Response Publishing 1. Assumptions
1.1. Purpose is to publish MPIA responses that have a high data value
1.2. County’s MPIA processing – no change, remains decentralized
1.2.1. Each department (data owner) receives and responds to requests
1.2.2. Each department follows their own internal processes for compiling, redacting and validating data
1.3. Response to MPIA request may be directing requestor to dataMontgomery
1.4. FOIA requests are treated as MPIA requests
1.5. Only responses to written requests will be posted
2. Format – data published will be in same format as provided previously (DOC, XLS, PDF, TIFF, JPG, PST, etc.)

1. The County publish MPIA responses and MPIA Request Information on dataMontgomery
2. General Process 4.1. Department adds a request entry to the MPIA publishing application when the request
   has been determined to fall under the publishing guidelines under this plan and a
   response is ready to be posted
   4.2. Upon completion of data collection validation process, Department adds files to MPIA publishing application that fulfill the request, enters MPIA Request Information, and
   sends requestor notice that response is available for download
   4.3. Periodically (hourly) an automated process will transfer files and MPIA Request Information to dataMontgomery
3. Departmental organizational units that will post MPIA requests and responses 5.1. Community Engagement Cluster (CEC)
   5.2. Community Use of Public Facilities (CUPF)
   5.3. Consumer Protection (OCP)
   5.4. County Council (CCL)
   5.5. County Executive's Office (CEX)
   5.6. Economic Development (DED)
   5.7. Elections (BOE)
   5.8. Environmental Protection (DEP)
   5.9. Ethics Commission (ECM)
   5.10. Finance (FIN)
   5.11. General Services (DGS)
   5.12. Health & Human Services (HHS) – Office of Public Health only
   5.13. Housing and Community Affairs (HCA)
   5.14. Human Resources (OHR)
   5.15. Human Rights (HR) Page: 46
   5.16. Intergovernmental Relations (IGR)
   5.17. Liquor Control (LIQ)
   5.18. Management and Budget Office (OMB)
   5.19. Permitting Services (DPS)
   5.20. Public Information (PIO)
   5.21. Public Libraries (LIB)
   5.22. Recreation (REC)
   5.23. Technology Services (DTS)
   5.24. Transportation (MCDOT)
4. Departments / organizational units which hist orically have sensitive data concerns will
   participate at a future date.
   6.1. Board of Investment Trustees (BIT)
   6.2. Correction & Rehabilitation (COR)
   6.3. County Attorney's Office (CAT)
   6.4. Emergency Management and Homeland Security (OEMHS)
   6.5. Health & Human Services (HHS) – Other units
   6.6. Fire and Rescue Services (FRS)
   6.7. Police (POL)
5. Per MPIA, data containing the following MUST NOT be published
   • adoption records
   • welfare records
   • letters of reference
   • library circulation records
   • confidential gift to library or museum
   • retirement records
   • certain police records when requested for soliciting or marketing legal services
   • personnel records
   • student records
   • risk based capital records (insurance)
   • certain Maryland Transportation Authority records
   • higher education investment contracts
   • recorded images from automated monitoring systems
   • MVA records containing personal information
   • records pertaining to arrest warrants
   • certain Maryland Transit Administration records
   • Maryland Department of Natural Resources' records containing personal information
   • application for renewable energy credit certification or claims for credits
   • criminal surveillance images
   • medical and psychological information
   • sociological information per adopted regulation
   • commercial information
   • home address/telephone number of public employee
   • financial information of an individual
   • information about security of an information system
   • licensing records
   • records of a transportation contractor's suspected collusive or anticompetitive activity
   • notary publics Page: 47
   •
   license application containing social security numbers
   • personal information about a person that maintain an alarm or security system
   • records of senior citizen activities centers
   • records the disclosure of which the department believes to be contrary to the public
   interest, because disclosure to the general public would constitute an unwarranted
   invasion of personal privacy
6. Other types of requests that will not be published 8.1. Requests limited to persons in interest
   8.2. A response to a request, when the response is issued in connection with a court proceeding
   8.3. Standard documents already published elsewhere
   8.4. Bids, Responses to RFPs
   8.5. Requests related to routine business processes, examples:
   (Plats, plans, use and occupancy certificates, etc.)
7. Types of requests that should be review ed to include data on dataMontgomery, such as…
   9.1. Counts of transactions processed, pending, denied, approved, by type, time period, location, etc.
   9.2. Counts records
   9.3. Other Counts
8. Process
   10.1. Request is received by data owner
   10.2. Clarify-negotiate data scope requested, if required
   10.3. Retrieve, assemble (redact) data
   10.4. Attorney review, if required
   10.5. If meets criteria, 10.5.1. Post request information on MPIA publishing site
   10.5.2. Post response on MPIA publishing site
   10.5.3. Incremental partial responses may be posted, but not required
9. MPIA Request Information 11.1. Requestor Name
   11.2. Requestor Organization
   11.3. Request Description
   11.4. Request intake
   11.4.1. U.S. Mail 11.4.2. E-mail 11.4.3. Other
   11.5. Lead Department
   11.6. Data owning Department(s)
   11.7. Date Response posted