Primary Department: County Attorney
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jonathan Fombonne
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Type of Request: Executive Session
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Attorney for an Executive Session pursuant to ?551.074, Texas Government Code, for discussion and possible action related to the appointment of two Hearing Officers to adjudicate the Administrative Adjudication Procedure for toll violations in Harris County in accordance with Section 284 of the Texas Transportation Code.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County utilizes hearing officers as part of the Administrative Hearing process for toll road violations. To aid in this process, Harris County has a need for two additional Hearing Officers. There are currently only two Hearing Officers, one of whom was appointed in May 2004 and the other of whom was appointed in December 2008. A third Hearing Officer passed away in November 2019 and was never replaced. Prior to November 2019, there were always at least three Hearing Officers.
In addition, HCAO is looking to hire outside counsel on a short-term basis while the County reaches a decision on a path forward through the RFP process. Additional Hearing Officers are necessary to oversee the dockets that will be handled by outside counsel. And these additional Hearing Officers will also be needed to help the system run efficiently and effectively once the vendor(s) are selected through the ongoing RFP proc...
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