Legislation Details

File #: 25-7069    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Position Status: Passed
File created: 10/28/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 11/13/2025 Final action: 11/13/2025
Title: Request for approval to update the funding source of one position and deactivate one existing position effective November 15, 2025, to support the Office of Planning and Innovation.
Attachments: 1. 25-7069 One position-OPI.pdf

Primary Department: Public Health Services

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: Choose an item.

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

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):

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval to update the funding source of one position and deactivate one existing position effective November 15, 2025, to support the Office of Planning and Innovation.

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Background and Discussion:

Request to update the funding source of one position (Strategy Analyst) from the Workforce Grant (2601) to General Fund (1000). These changes will allow our agency to continue meeting the strategic planning and alignment of Harris County Public Health (HCPH) programs using data, research and strategy development. The overall budget impact will remain neutral, as one existing position (PN:10005319) will be deleted effective November 29, 2025 to offset the cost of this change.

 

Expected Impact:

Updating this position funding source is vital facilitate innovative and strategic connections between community-based organizations, healthcare systems, and HCPH programs with aligned goals and objectives.

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  2. Connect our community with safe, reliable, equitably distributed, and well-maintained infrastructure.

County Strategic Plan Objective: Choose an item.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  Choose an item.

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  H4: Consistently embed sustainability considerations in the project planning and design process.

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.

Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.

Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.

Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

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Location:

Address (if applicable):

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Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

$131,900

$

$131,900

$155,882

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Total Existing Budget

$131,900

$

$131,900

$155,882

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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Total Additional Budget Request

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Total Funding Sources

$131,900

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$131,900

$155,882

Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Request

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Total Personnel

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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only)

CAO Reviewer Name and Title

 

CAO Review Completion Date

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Anticipated Court Date: 11/13/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 11/15/2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: James Dinkins, Chief People Officer, Harris County Public Health

 

Attachments (if applicable): 3441