Primary Department: Management and Budget
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Secondary Department: Choose an item.
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
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 that the court consider payments for 2026 annual membership dues for various organizations in the amount of $343,273.19.
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Background and Discussion:
Membership dues for various organizations are budgeted and paid from the General Administration budget (Dept. 202).
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Current Organization |
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1. |
Greater Houston Partnership |
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$36,465.19 |
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2. |
Gulf Coast Rail District |
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75,000.00 |
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3. |
National Association of Counties (NACo) |
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60,000.00 |
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4. |
Texas Conference of Urban Counties (CUC) |
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$162,240.00 |
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5. |
Urban Sustainability Directors Network |
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$9,568.00 |
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Total |
$343,273.19 |
Expected Impact:
Payment of these invoices allows for Harris County’s continued membership in these organizations in 2026.
Alternative Options:
Court may choose for Harris County to no longer participate in the listed organizations.
County Strategic Plan Goal: N/A
County Strategic Plan Objective: N/A
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): N/A
Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): N/A
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): N/A
Health Initiative (Goal 4): N/A
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): N/A
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: N/A
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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12/10/2024 |
46 |
2025 Membership dues approved unanimously |
Location:
Address (if applicable): N/A
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
General Administrative |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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1000 - General Fund |
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$343,273.19 |
$343,273.19 |
$343,273.19 |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
$343,273.19 |
$343,273.19 |
$343,273.19 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
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Total Funding Sources |
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$343,273.19 |
$343,273.19 |
$343,273.19 |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
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$ |
$ |
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Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total) |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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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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County Attorney’s Office Legal Review (for Harris County Code Items only) |
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CAO Reviewer Name and Title |
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CAO Review Completion Date |
Click or tap to enter a date. |
Anticipated Court Date: 12/11/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department:
Lucinda Silva, Director of Operations, Office of County Administration
Traci Buttram, Manager of Operations, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable):
2026 Invoices for GHP, NACo, CUC, GCRD, and USDN