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
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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 million in one-time General Fund revenue for the FY27 budget.
Alternative Options:
Additional FY27 budget offsets would need to be identified by OMB and approved by Commissioners Court if approval to designate selected underutilized County real estate assets as surplus is not received.
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/8/2026
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department:
Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator, Office of County Administration
Daniel Ramos, Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget
Attachments (if applicable): List of Proposed Properties (pending)