Primary Department: Universal Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Sindhu Menon - Executive Director & CIO
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Type of Request: Interlocal Agreement
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of an Interlocal Agreement (ILA) with Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) to amend the ILA to include a server refresh analysis of the current Information Technology infrastructure at HCHA.
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Background and Discussion:
In August 2025, Harris County Commissioners Court and Harris County Housing Authority (HCHA) Board approved an interlocal agreement between Harris County Universal Services and HCHA to conduct an IT assessment of HCHA current information technology infrastructure, network system, servers, and workstations. The HCHA IT assessment was successfully completed, and recommendations were provided to HCHA Board. HCUS has received payment for services performed to conduct the HCHA IT Assessment.
Expected Impact:
Universal Services professional IT support allows the Housing Authority to focus more of its time towards their core mission of improving lives with affordable housing options; and ultimately contributes to a Harris County goal of helping residents achieve housing stability.
This Interlocal agreement provides an opportunity to foster a strong partnership between organizations, allowing Harris County Universal Services to provide the skills and resources to support HCHA; and HCHA to compensate HCUS for those services. It is a mutually be...
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