Legislation Details

File #: 25-6910    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Award Status: Passed
File created: 10/20/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 10/30/2025 Final action: 10/30/2025
Title: Request that the County Judge execute a settlement agreement with The Tahirih Justice Center in the amount of $27,329 to provide full compensation for services rendered from April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024 for innovative, evidenced-based, and promising model approaches to Community Engagement Programs for the Office of County Administration.

Primary Department: Purchasing

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Kimberly J. Williams, JD

 

Secondary Department: County Administration

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Award

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): The Tahirih Justice Center

 

MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A

MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):

Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal:  N/A - Goal not applicable to request

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable):

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request that the County Judge execute a settlement agreement with The Tahirih Justice Center in the amount of $27,329 to provide full compensation for services rendered from April 1, 2024 - April 30, 2024 for innovative, evidenced-based, and promising model approaches to Community Engagement Programs for the Office of County Administration.

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Background and Discussion:

In December 2023, the Office of County Administration awarded Tahirih Justice Center a sub-grant of the Safety and Justice Challenge grant to empowers immigrant survivors of crime to be informed and active in the justice system. The contract expired on March 29, 2024. The attached settlement agreement covers services the Contractor provided under an expired contract from March 30, 2024, through May 3, 2024.

 

Expected Impact: The service provider will not receive payment for services rendered during the period on the attached invoice without approval of the settlement agreement.

 

Alternative Options:

N/A

 

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): N/A

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Location: N/A

Address (if applicable): N/A

Precinct(s): Countywide

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

Grant

$

$27,578.40

$27,578.40

$27,578.40

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$

$

$

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$27,578.40

$27,578.40

$27,578.40

Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

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$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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-

-

Additional Positions Request

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-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 10/30/2025

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

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Karen Evans, Manager, Justice Innovation Office of County Administration; Tyler Mitchell, Buyer, Purchasing

 

Attachments (if applicable): Letter, Agreement