Primary Department: Flood Control District
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Tina Petersen, Ph.D., P.E., Executive Director
Secondary Department: Flood Control District
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
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Request for approval of 12 positions effective January 10, 2026 to support the Harris County Safety Record Policy.
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Background and Discussion:
The Safety Record Policy is the result of two Harris County Commissioners Court Orders, dated August 27, 2019, and January 25, 20222, which required a policy recommendation to consider Harris County Contractor safety records in awarding contracts. This policy ensures that both prime contractors and subcontractors engaged by the County demonstrate a strong track record of prioritizing employee health, safety, and workplace protection.
By integrating safety performance into contract awards, Harris County advances its HR mission of protecting workers, promoting fair labor practices, and fostering a workplace culture where safety and well-being are prioritized every day.
Expected Impact:
HCFCD is requesting funding through Fund 2890. The annual expected allocation for Fund 2890 is $1,278,855.56.
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 3. Make our economy more inclusive.
County Strategic Plan Objective: Choose an item.L2: Further expand and enforce contractor worker safety policy/standards, which falls under Objective L: Foster more living-wage jobs that ensure worker safety, benefits, and stability across all educational levels, which is one of the FY26 Budget Guidelines Priority Objectives, and Goal 3: Make our economy more inclusive.
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Health Initiative (Goal 4): Choose an item.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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11/13/25 |
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For approval of a Harris County Construction Project Safety Policy, which includes (1) a revised Contractor Safety Record Policy and (2) a Worksite Safety Policy. |
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10/16/25 |
543 |
To direct the Office of County Administration, in partnership with Engineering Department, Toll Road, Flood Control District, Department of Economic Equity and Opportunity, Purchasing Agent, County Attorney’s Office, and Court Offices, to return to Commissioners Court on November 13, 2025, with a countywide Worksite Safety Policy establishing uniform standards for all County construction projects. At a minimum, this policy shall: incorporate feedback from labor and industry stakeholders; be modeled after evidence-based best practices from peer counties, labor and other organizations; be designed to reduce worksite injuries and improve worker protection; establish clear safety, monitoring, and inspection standards; and include training and enforcement mechanisms to ensure compliance. |
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1/9/25 |
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To direct the Department of Equity and Economic Opportunity to form a working group with Purchasing, Engineering, County Attorney’s Office, Flood Control, the Toll Road Authority, and any other relevant departments and key stakeholders including labor and contractors to develop a set of policy revisions to the Contractor Safety Record Policy and return to Court with the proposed revisions by May 2025, and that the policy go through a biannual review. |
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Anticipated Court Date: 1/8/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 1/10/2026
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Contact(s) name, title, department: Yesenia Martinez, Commissioners Court Coordinator, Flood Control District
Attachments (if applicable): 3441 forms and job descriptions