Primary Department: County Attorney
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Abbie Kamin
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Supplemental RCA
Type of Request: Position
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 by the County Attorney for approval of seventeen (17) positions, effective August 8, 2026, distributed across multiple divisions in the department.
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Background and Discussion:
This group of positions reflects a revised list comparable to the initial Service Enhancements shared with OMB prior to County Attorney Kamin taking office.
Expected Impact:
These roles include both legal and non-legal positions that align with County Attorney Kamin’s priority goals to increase efficiency, cut costs, and increase revenue for the County. There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund.
Alternative Options:
Does not apply
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: E: Increase efficiency across the legal system.
Justice/Safety Initiative (Goal 1): E3: Decrease time to disposition by implementing case workflow improvements in line with recommendations from the National Center for State Courts.
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:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Location:
Address (if applicable): 1010 Lamar
Precinct(s): Choose an item.
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
Multiple services: Employment, Defensive Litigation, Affirmative & Special Litigation, Compliance & Revenue, General Counsel, Disability and Elder, Enterprise Services, and Executive Services. Total below for all 17 positions. |
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Non-Labor |
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Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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Revenue - TRA |
$ |
$466,959.40 |
$466,959.40 |
$2,801,756.40 |
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1000 - General Fund |
$ |
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1000 - General Fund |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$ |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
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$ |
$ |
$ |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
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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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45 |
45 |
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Additional Positions Request |
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17 |
17 |
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Total Personnel |
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62 |
62 |
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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 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 8/6/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):8/8/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Jaime McMinn, Director of Human Resources, County Attorney’s Office
Attachments (if applicable): Form 3441 Position Request (6), Job description (1) & RCA (1)