The Public Services Program, or PSP, is Montgomery County, Maryland’s multi-year forecast for public service needs and fiscal planning.
The first year of the PSP is the operating budget. Later years help show how the county expects costs, revenues, and service needs to develop beyond the budget year.
Why It Matters
The PSP helps residents see that a budget choice can affect more than one year. A decision that looks affordable in the first year may create costs or limits in later years.
Common Misunderstanding
The PSP is not a separate pot of money sitting outside the operating budget. It is a planning framework. The first year is the operating budget, and later years are forecasts.