Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by the Office of Management and Budget to discuss and implement the FY26 and FY27 contract patrol rates.
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Background and Discussion:
On May 22nd, 2025, Harris County Commissioners Court voted to increase Sheriff and Constable deputies’ salaries to achieve parity with the City of Houston. The City of Houston had recently announced that it would increase pay to their law enforcement starting in July 2025. The increases would be equal to 36.5% over the next five years. Commissioners Court requested that OMB negotiate with law enforcement officials and the unions to provide for an initial increase to Harris County officers to bring them to parity with City of Houston officers.
Given these raises to the salaries the contract patrol rate should also be adjusted to reflect these changes.
Commissioners’ Court approved a phased in approach, but existing contracts already signed would still be honored at the originally approved FY26 rates of $124,440. However, there is some confusion that needs to be clarified if any contract is added mid-year which amount that contract should be.
The phase-in rate would generate about $10M more revenue assuming the existing number of patrol contracts and a 10-1-2025 effective date. The FY26 full parity rate would generate about $27.5M with those same assumptions.
The City plans additional increases in future years. Should the County match those increases and adjust the contract rates to achieve full pay parity, OMB recommends a cost phase-in as shown below:
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Estimated Future Rates at Pay Parity* |
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Contract % |
Orig. FY26 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
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100% |
$124,440 |
$135,400 |
$146,620 |
$158,780 |
$171,940 |
$186,190 |
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80% |
$99,550 |
$108,320 |
$117,300 |
$127,020 |
$137,550 |
$148,950 |
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70% |
$87,110 |
$94,780 |
$102,640 |
$111,140 |
$120,360 |
$130,330 |
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Annual Incr. |
- - |
8.8% |
8.3% |
8.3% |
8.3% |
8.3% |
* assuming 3% annual cost increases for non-salary costs
In comparison here are the rates if we charge the raises with no phase-in:
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Estimated Future Rates at Pay Parity* |
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Contract % |
Orig. FY26 |
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
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100% |
$124,440 |
$154,580 |
$163,830 |
$171,080 |
$178,360 |
$186,190 |
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80% |
$99,550 |
$123,660 |
$131,060 |
$136,860 |
$142,690 |
$148,950 |
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70% |
$87,110 |
$108,210 |
$114,680 |
$119,760 |
$124,850 |
$130,330 |
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Annual Incr. |
- - |
24.2% |
6.0% |
4.4% |
4.3% |
4.4% |
* assuming 3% annual cost increases for non-salary costs
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Anticipated Court Date: 12/11/2025
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Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
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