Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Erica Lee Carter, County Administrator
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Type of Request: Transmittal
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Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of a clerical amendment to the Harris County Prompt Payment Act Policy.
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Background and Discussion:
This transmittal shares a minor clerical revision to the language on Page 9 of the policy to update the mailing address for the Harris County Auditor’s Office Accounts Payable division. Due to the division’s recent relocation to a new office, the address has been updated from:
Harris County Auditor’s Office
Attention: Accounts Payable
1001 Preston St, 8th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
to the current address:
Harris County Auditor’s Office
Attention: Accounts Payable
1010 Lamar St, Suite 800
Houston, TX 77002
No other changes to the policy document have been made.
Expected Impact:
Ensure the policy remains current and accurate by reflecting the Auditor’s Office Accounts Payable division’s recent relocation to its new office.
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 3. Make our economy more inclusive.
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Economy Initiative (Goal 3): J3: Strengthen enabling support and processes for MWBE programming.
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Prior Court Action (if any):
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9/8/2021 |
21-4943 |
Request for the Commissioners Court’s Analyst’s Office and Auditor’s Office to assess Harris County compliance with the Prompt Payments Act and assess payments processing times to vendors in the last five years. |
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11/17/2021 |
21-6572 |
Transmittal by the Commissioners Court’s Analyst’s Office of a memo responding to the Commissioner Precinct 2 request to assess Harris County compliance with the Prompt Payments Act and assess payments processing times to vendors over the last five years. |
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5/10/2022 |
22-2869 |
Transmittal by the Auditor of a Memo on Prompt Payment Act Policy Development. |
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10/30/2025 |
25-6776 |
The Prompt Pay Policy was approved with implementation delayed to February 9, 2026, and a directive to return with a policy amendment by December. |
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12/11/2025 |
25-7944 |
Approval of the Harris County Prompt Pay Policy with provided amendments. |
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Anticipated Court Date: 7/9/2026
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Rachel O’Connell, Sr. Project Manager, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Harris County Prompt Payment Act Policy