Primary Department: District Clerk
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Marilyn Burgess
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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
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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 to adopt the increase to the photo fee from $12.00 to $18.00 effective November 1, 2025, for Passports Services provided by the District Clerk’s Office to be in line with what the Harris County Library plans to do.
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Background and Discussion:
Section 51.3031 of the Government Code allows the District Clerk to perform all duties necessary to process an application for a United States passport, including taking of passport photographs and allows the District Clerk to charge a reasonable fee in an amount set by Commissioners Court.
The District Clerk’s Office has been performing all duties necessary since 2013, and currently has two main locations opened to the public to provide the passport services. The main location is within the Courthouse Complex 201 Caroline St., Suite 170 and the new location serves the East End Community at 5900 Canal St., first floor.
Expected Impact:
Potential increase of the revenue in the General Fund 1000 with new proposed photo fee of $18.00.
Alternative Options:
Stay with current approved photo fee of $12.00.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
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:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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07-23-2013 |
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Original approval. |
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08-22-2017 |
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Approval new photo fee amount from $10.00 to $12.00. |
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03-27-2018 |
17 |
Approval new application processing fee amount from $25.00 to $35.00. |
Location:
Address (if applicable): Civil Courthouse 201 Caroline St., Suite 170 and Records Center 5900 Canal St., First Floor
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: 10/16/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 11/1/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Wes McCoy, Chief Deputy of Administration; Luis Duque, Jr., Accounting Manager; Araceli Carrizales, Financial Services Administrator.
Attachments (if applicable): Copy of statute SB 1730.