Legislation Details

File #: 26-3422    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Commercial Paper Status: Passed
File created: 5/18/2026 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 5/28/2026 Final action: 5/28/2026
Title: Request for approval to partially repay outstanding Commercial Paper Notes, Series D, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.

Primary Department: Management and Budget

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Commercial Paper

 

Project ID (if applicable): N/A

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 to partially repay outstanding Commercial Paper Notes, Series D, in an amount not to exceed $20,000,000.

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Background and Discussion:

Commercial Paper Notes, Series D, a general obligation of the County secured by ad valorem taxes to provide interim financing of various short-term and long-term capital assets.  A rate was set in the 2025 tax rate calculation for the repayment of outstanding notes, of which the County I&S tax rate for 2025 was reduced, as expected, to pay $18,000,000 of debt service from the proceeds from the sale of a building.

 

Financial Management Section of the Office of Management and Budget requests your approval to repay a portion of the outstanding notes from ad valorem tax collections and proceeds from the sale of a building, subject to replenishing the General Fund when the sale occurs.

 

Expected Impact:

Reduces short-term debt and restores Series D borrowing capacity to provide interim financing of CIP projects.

 

Alternative Options: N/A

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  N/A

County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A

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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2):  Choose an item.

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Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.

 

Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: N/A

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

02/26/2026

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Approval to repay outstanding CP Notes

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

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Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Commercial Paper

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

Commercial Paper

$

$20,000,000

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$

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$

$

$

$

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$

$

$

$

Total Existing Budget

$

$20,000,000

$

$

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

$

$

$

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

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

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s)

 

Current Position Count for Service

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Additional Positions Request

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Total Personnel

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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only)

CAO Reviewer Name and Title

 

CAO Review Completion Date

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Anticipated Court Date: 5/28/2026

Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 6/23/2026

 

Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item

 

Contact(s) name, title, department: Fahad Gulzar, Acting Deputy Executive Director, Office of Management and Budget

 

Attachments (if applicable): N/A