Primary Department: County Attorney
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jonathan Fombonne
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 four (4) paralegal positions effective May 16, 2026.
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Background and Discussion:
These positions will address multiple paralegal increased workloads across multiple divisions of the County Attorney’s office.
Expected Impact:
These four (4) positions will support the ongoing efforts of the County Attorney’s Office to fight for the interest of Harris County through the civil justice system.
Alternative Options:
Does not apply
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: E: Increase efficiency across the legal system.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): E3: Decrease time to disposition by implementing case workflow improvements in line with recommendations from the National Center for State Courts.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
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Multiple services: 1. Affirmative & Special Litigation, 2. Environmental and 3. Hospital District |
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$85,090.00 |
$85,090.00 |
$201,124.00 |
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1000 - General Fund |
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$42,545.00 |
$42,545.00 |
$100,562.00 |
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1000 - General Fund |
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$42,545.00 |
$42,545.00 |
$100,562.00 |
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Total Existing Budget |
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$170,180.00 |
$170,180.00 |
$402,248.00 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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6 |
6 |
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Additional Positions Request |
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4 |
4 |
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Total Personnel |
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10 |
10 |
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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 5/14/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 5/16/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jaime McMinn, Director of Human Resources, County Attorney’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Form 3441 Position Request (3), Job description (1) & RCA (1)