Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Managing Department: Management and Budget
Managing Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Investment Memo
Investment Memo Type: Change Investment Memo
Project Name: Law Enforcement Personnel Equipment
Project ID (if applicable): LAWEQUIP
Vendor Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Achievement (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE 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
Incremental Authorization Requested: $1,000,000
Total Estimated Project Cost: $3,955,000
Request Summary:
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Request for approval of a Change Investment Memo for the Law Enforcement Personnel Equipment project for an incremental amount of $1,000,000 for a total authorization of $3,955,000 and incremental commercial paper funding in the amount of $1,000,000 for a total allocation of $3,955,000.
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Project Description:
This project is to purchase tasers and body armor for law enforcement officers in Harris County, including the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the Fire Marshal, the District Attorney, all 8 Constable precincts, and potentially other departments that perform law enforcement or public safety activities.
Tasers and body armor are essential items for the safety of the officers and the public. On average, ballistic vests are replaced every 5 years, and tasers every 5-7 years. As needs for equipment and the number of officers change over time, future needs will be re-evaluated, and another investment memo will be presented to the Commissioners Court. This project may also be used in the future for purchases of different types of equipment, pending Commissioners Court approval.
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Law Enforcement Vest Needs Incremental Update |
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Department |
Quantity |
Cost |
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Constable Precinct 1 |
51 |
$66,300 |
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Constable Precinct 2 |
75 |
$89,385 |
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Constable Precinct 3 |
80 |
$86,800 |
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Constable Precinct 4 |
250 |
$312,750 |
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Constable Precinct 5 |
69 |
$99,050 |
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Constable Precinct 6 |
35 |
$43,094 |
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Constable Precinct 7 |
50 |
$43,750 |
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Constable Precinct 8 |
15 |
$13,031 |
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Fire Marshal |
15 |
$17,880 |
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District Attorney |
100 |
$130,000 |
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Grand Total |
740 |
$902,040 |
Anticipated Project Expenditures and Timeline:
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Project Scope Breakdown |
Estimated Cost |
Estimated Completion |
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Law Enforcement Vests |
$902,040 |
TBD |
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Contingency |
$97,960 |
- |
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Total |
$1,000,000 |
- |
Justification & Alternatives:
This project is to purchase tasers and body armor for law enforcement officers in Harris County, including the Harris County Sheriff’s Office, the Fire Marshal, the District Attorney, and all 8 Constable precincts. Tasers and body armor are essential items for the safety of the officers and the public.
The County could choose a different type of taser or body armor that would be less expensive but is less preferred by Harris County law enforcement agencies. The County could continue its current practice of each agency purchasing its own equipment with General Fund dollars, but this would be more expensive, and it would deplete General Fund dollars that could be used for operational law enforcement purposes. The County could purchase a smaller number of tasers, or body armor each year and replace them less frequently, but this would lead towards less safe and more worn-out equipment.
Anticipated Impact on Other Funds (If Applicable):
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Description |
Estimated Cost |
Funding Method (Existing or Future Budget Request Required) |
Estimated Date of Needs |
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: A: Reduce violent crime across the County.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): A4: Improve safety through targeted pursuit of violent crime suspects.
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
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.
Decision Analysis Matrix Score (rubric on last page): 17
Previous Court Action:
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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11/15/2022 |
22-7173 |
Request for approval of FIM for $2,953,070 and CP funding in the amount of $1,000,000 |
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4/23/2024 |
24-2281 |
Request for approval of commercial paper funding for the Harris County Law Enforcement Agencies for the Law Enforcement Personnel Equipment project in the additional amount of $1,955,000 for a total CP funding of $2,955,000. |
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Address:
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Law Enforcement Personnel Equipment |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
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Non-Labor |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Total Current Budget |
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Additional Budget Request |
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Commercial Paper |
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$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Total Funding Request |
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$1,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
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Additional Positions Request |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/7/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Legal funding compliance confirmed by: Paige Abernathy, Assistant County Attorney, 7/7/2025
Department Approval by: Gloria Martinez, Director - Budget and Performance, 7/16/2025
OMB CIP Team Approval by: William McGuinness, Director-Capital Projects & Infrastructure, 7/16/2025
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Commercial Paper Request (For OMB use only):
Receiving Department: Management and Budget
Project PeopleSoft ID: LAWEQUIP
CP Series Description: Commercial Paper Series D can be used for (1) construction of public works, (2) the purchase of automobiles, equipment and machinery, including computers, materials and supplies for the operation of the County’s precincts and departments (3) Professional services, including services provided by engineers, architects, attorneys, auditors, financial advisors, and fiscal agents, in connection with the contractual obligations described in (1) and (2).
Commercial Paper is being requested for the Law Enforcement Personnel Equipment project and is expected to be repaid within the next three fiscal years either through bonds, budgetary means or pay-as-you-go sources.
OMB Financial Management contact: Amy Perez, Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget
Decision Analysis Matrix scoring tool - Commissioners Court has approved the rubric below for scoring capital projects. Please complete the last two rows for OMB review.
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Scoring option |
Strategic Plan alignment (3x weighting) |
Evidence base |
Impact on outcomes |
Cost effectiveness |
Ease of implementation |
Collaboration / partnerships |
Environmental sustainability |
Equity |
Total |
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-1 |
Antithetical to one or more aspects of the Strategic Plan |
Evidence shows net negative impact on the intended goal |
Impact is clearly negative |
Costs expected (or shown) to outweigh benefits |
County has no/limited existing capabilities and dependencies are likely to impede |
Could negatively impact relationships with partners |
Negatively impacts environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Inequitable |
n/a |
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0 |
Does not align to a Strategic Objective |
Evidence base is not well defined or measurable |
Size of impact on one or more strategic outcomes is negligible or unclear |
Net comparison is unclear |
County has no/limited existing capabilities or dependencies are likely to impede |
Does not involve collaboration with partners |
Net neutral impact on environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Does not consider equity to a meaningful degree |
n/a |
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1 |
Aligns to a Strategic Objective but not to a Strategic Initiative |
Limited evidence-based research on outcomes; may have qualitative/theoretical support |
Outcomes are defined but without target levels and/or expected impact is moderate |
Moderate direct/indirect benefit relative to costs |
County has existing capability to implement or dependencies are unlikely to impede |
Moderately expands County leverage through collaboration with partner(s) |
Marginally positive impact on environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Considers equity to a meaningful degree, but not comprehensively |
n/a |
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2 |
Aligns to a Strategic Objective and a Strategic Initiative |
Outcomes are directly supported by evidence base or credible research supports anticipated outcomes |
Outcomes are clearly defined and include target levels; expected impact on outcomes is high |
Significant direct/indirect benefit relative to costs |
County has existing capability to implement and dependencies are unlikely to impede |
Significantly expands County leverage through collaboration with partner(s) |
Positively impacts environment and/or climate change mitigation efforts |
Considers equity meaningfully and comprehensively |
n/a |
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Score (-1,0,1,2) |
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17 |
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Rationale |
Allows LE to conduct their work to ensure the safety of Harris County residents. |
Service is foundational to the outcome. |
No PMs or target levels are provided |
Cost effective to provide commercial paper for this |
County has been doing this for effectively for several years |
Does not involve collaboration |
Net neutral impact on environment |
Does not consider equality to a meaningful degree |
n/a |