Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Transmittal
Project ID (if applicable): MAY24WINDSTORM/BERYL2024
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Transmittal by the Office of Management and Budget of Commissioner Precinct expenses reimbursed by the Public Improvement Contingency Fund for Derecho and Hurricane Beryl.
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Background and Discussion:
On August 15, 2024, Commissioners Court approved an amendment to the Public Improvement Contingency (PIC) Fund Use Policy to allow for upfront allocations for Commissioner Precinct use in the case of a countywide emergency. The amended policy applies to FEMA reimbursable costs incurred for any disaster declaration beginning with the Derecho event in May 2024.
To date, Commissioner Precincts have been reimbursed $3,647,377 from the PIC Fund for expenses related to the Derecho event and Hurricane Beryl. These expenses have been reviewed by Risk Management in coordination with Tetra Tech to validate expected eligibility for reimbursement under FEMA's Public Assistance program or other sources.
Risk Management will continue to work with Tetra Tech and the Commissioner Precincts to identify additional expenses likely reimbursable by FEMA and will submit supplemental requests to reimburse the Commissioner Precincts accordingly.
Expected Impact:
The PIC Fund Use Policy allows for more efficient use of the General Fund by not tying up funds pending reimbursement by FEMA and other so...
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