Department: Management and Budget
Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for discussion and possible action on the Standard Operating Procedure for Budget Proposals.
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Background and Discussion:
Budget Proposals is the county’s budget development process that consists of three exercises: (1) budget proposals, (2) mandatory budget offsets, and (3) optional service enhancements.
Decision Points for Commissioners Court:
I. Budget Proposals
o Decision Point - Questions to determine strategic alignment.
§ Recommended Questions:
• What does the program do?
• How do you measure this program’s performance?
• Which performance measures are most indicative of this program being successful?
• Which Court priority does this program most closely align to?
• Describe how your program aligns with that Court priority.
o If this program does not closely align to a Court priority, please describe the importance of your program in terms of statutory or other requirements, community impact, and/or performance.
• Is this program (or an associated service) legally mandated?
• Have you made any changes to this program to better align with Court priorities?
II. Budget Offsets
o Decision Point - Commissioners Court to provide guidance on eligibility criteria and the reductions to target (i.e. 98%).
III. Service Enhancements
o Decision Point - Court guidance on eligibility criteria.
o Decision Point - “Not to Exceed” amounts for submissions.
o Decision Points - Commissioners Court Service Enhancement Oversight
§ Option A - Court Sponsorship of Service Enhancements.
§ Option B - Commissioners Court offices submit amendments in line with department deadlines.
§ Option C - Commissioners Court offices submit amendments on rolling basis to be approved during the Budget Amendment special meeting.
Expected Impact:
A standardized process to develop, collect, and report budget proposals to Commissioners Court for review, revision, or possible adoption in the next year’s budget.
Alternative Options:
Not applicable
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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3/26/24 |
31 |
No action |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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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$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
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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: 4/23/2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): N/A
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Attachments (if applicable): Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Budget Proposals