Primary Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine, Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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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Request for approval of two positions, and to update the fund code for two positions to support the Financial and Business Services Division, effective June 28, 2025.
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Background and Discussion:
This request is for approval to update the fund code for two (2) Case Manager II positions currently assigned to Adult Services, transitioning them from the General Fund (Fund 1000) to the Supplemental Guardianship Fund (Fund 2356). This strategic realignment will free up General Fund resources to support the creation of two (2) new Analyst positions within the Office of Financial and Business Services (FABS).
FABS currently lacks dedicated budget staff, leaving critical budgeting functions, including planning, development, monitoring, forecasting, and financial reporting of budget and financial activities, largely unsupported at the division level. These responsibilities have defaulted almost entirely to the department's Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who is also tasked with a wide range of additional day-to-day responsibilities. This situation is unsustainable, and the increasing volume of technical budget and financial requests from divisions has resulted in the CFO regularly working extensive overtime, including weekends.
Creation of the two Analyst positio...
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