Department: County Attorney
Department Head/Elected Official: Christian D. Menefee
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the County Attorney for approval to accept from the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services grant funds in the amount of $2,890,397, with a required match of $13,929,722, for the FY 2025 Title IV-E Legal Services Program.
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Background and Discussion:
The County Attorney's Office is eligible for partial reimbursement of administrative costs incurred in the provision of legal services for foster children. The County is in year 6 of a 7-year contract that expires September 30, 2025. The Title IV-E Program budget is submitted annually for approval. Calculation of the reimbursement amount is based on a combination of actual expenses, the Federal reimbursement rate, and the Title IV-E population rate. The population rate is based on an estimate of the number of County children in the State's care. The County is also allowed to recapture indirect costs as a percentage of total direct costs associated with the Title IV-E Program. The match is that portion of the total costs which is not reimbursed by the grantor.
Expected Impact:
N/A
Alternative Options:
Without funding the program would have to be either reduced or eliminated.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
|
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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Various |
Various |
Annual Budget Approval |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Title IV-E Legal Services ‘25 |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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|
|
|
|
1000 - General Fund |
$9,843,640.32 |
$4,086,081.48 |
$ |
$ |
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Grant |
$2,031,189.66 |
$859,207.50 |
$ |
$ |
|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Current Budget |
$11,874,829.98 |
$4,945,288.98 |
$ |
$ |
|
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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|
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
|
Total Funding Request |
$11,874,829.98 |
$4,945,288.98 |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
85 |
85 |
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Additional Positions Request |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Total Personnel |
- |
- |
85 |
85 |
Anticipated Court Date: 09/19/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Choose an item.
Contact(s) name, title, department: Andrea Mintzer, Executive Assistant, Office of the County Attorney Christian D. Menefee
Attachments (if applicable):