Department: Pollution Control Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. Latrice Babin
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
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 approval of the Bilingual Incentive Compensation Policy for Pollution Control Services.
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Background and Discussion:
PCS is committed to providing the highest level of service to all members of the community. To address language barriers, PCS supports employee participation in this program to better serve Harris County residents.
Demographic studies have indicated that the three most spoken, non-English, languages used by Harris County residents are:
• Spanish
• Vietnamese
• Mandarin
Testing will be made available to certify employees for business-related translation of any of these three languages.
Expected Impact:
Per fiscal impact, testing fees will total $650 for 5 people and the annual stipend amounts to $9,000 ($150 per month per person = $750 per month).
Funded through the General Fund.
This expense fits within the existing budget.
Alternative Options:
N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
X Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Location:
Address (if applicable): 101 South Richey Suite H, Pasadena, TX 77506
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
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FY 23 |
FY 24 |
Next 3 FYs |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$9,000.00 |
$9,000.00 |
$27,000.00 |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$9,000.00 |
$9,000.00 |
$27,000.00 |
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Funding Sources (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Existing Budget |
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1000 - General Fund |
$9,000.00 |
$9,000.00 |
$27,000.00 |
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Total Current Budget |
$9,000.00 |
$9,000.00 |
$27,000.00 |
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Additional Budget Requested |
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$ |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
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Total Funding Sources |
$9,000.00 |
$9,000.00 |
$27,000.00 |
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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 Requested |
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Total Personnel |
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Anticipated Court Date: May 16,2023
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Dr. Latrice Babin, PhD, Executive Director, Pollution Control Services
Attachments (if applicable): Bilingual Incentive Compensation Policy