Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
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
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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 discussion and possible action regarding the identification of high-value, underutilized County real estate assets to sell to generate General Fund revenue for the FY27 budget.
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Background and Discussion:
The FY27 General Fund budget includes $25 million in revenue from the sale of County real estate assets. On August 6, 2026, Commissioners Court approved the creation of a three-member working group with County Administrator Carter and Director Ramos as standing members, and the third seat will rotate among Commissioners based on the location of the identified real estate asset; and a non-voting staff member from the Judge’s Office.
County Administrator Carter and Director Ramos held initial work group meetings with each Commissioner the week of August 24th; this item provides an update on progress made identifying underutilized County real estate assets to designate as surplus and sell through the Office of the County Engineer’s Real Property Division. In addition to the progress update, a list of the properties identified to date will be presented to Commissioners Court for approval.
Expected Impact:
This effort is intended to identify high-value, underutilized County assets to sell to generate $25 ...
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