Legislation Details

File #: 25-1324    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Miscellaneous Section Status: Passed
File created: 2/20/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 2/27/2025 Final action: 2/27/2025
Title: Request for approval of payment of fees for legal services in the amount of $200,896.91 for representation of a county employee in connection with certain legal proceedings.

Primary Department: Miscellaneous

Primary Department Head/Elected Official:

 

Secondary Department: Choose an item.

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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA

Type of Request: Miscellaneous Section

 

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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

 

Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A

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 of payment of fees for legal services in the amount of $200,896.91 for representation of a county employee in connection with certain legal proceedings.

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Background and Discussion: N/A

Regarding payment using General Administrative Funds (Department 202) for legal services in connection with the representation of a county employee related to a criminal investigation including responding to a grand jury subpoena. The employee’s involvement in the proceedings was related to the course and scope of their employment with Harris County.  The amount of the invoices is $200,896.91.

 

 

 

Expected Impact: N/A

 

 

Alternative Options: N/A

 

 

 

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  N/A

County Strategic Plan Objective: Choose an item.

Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1):  Choose an item.

Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  Choose an item.

Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.

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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Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

 

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

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$200,896.91

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Total Existing Budget

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$200,896.91

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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

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$

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Total Additional Budget Request

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Total Funding Sources

$

$

$200,896.91

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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

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Anticipated Court Date: 2/27/2025

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 2/27/2025

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department:

 

Attachments (if applicable): Confidential backup