Department: County Administration
Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Policy
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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 related to proposed changes to the Rules of Procedure, Conduct and Decorum at Meetings of the Commissioners Court of Harris County, Texas.
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Background and Discussion:
The Rules of Procedure, Conduct and Decorum establishes a set of rules for the governance of Commissioners Court meetings. To improve the flow of meetings, the Court is continuously looking at ways to increase efficiency. This version of the rules makes the following substantive changes:
1) Expands the agenda items allowed to be considered at business court to include:
a. “authorization to negotiate, awards, contracts, amendments, change orders, and service outlet locations as presented by Purchasing, Engineering, HCTRA, and HCFCD.”
b. Transmittals to the Court
2) Requires all court offices to submit discussion items 24 hours in advance of the final posting of a meeting. This will allow the public to be aware of the items that are likely to be discussed.
3) Clarifies that only 2 resolutions can be presented per a regular court meeting.
4) Limits department director presentations to 10 minutes.
Non-substantive formatting and clarifying changes are also being proposed in this version of the rules.
Expected Impact:
Improve the efficiency of Commissioners Court regular and business court meeting operations.
Alternative Options:
The Rules of Procedure, Conduct, and Decorum would not incorporate the changes proposed by Commissioners during the September 19, 2024 and prior meeting discussions.
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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09/19/2024 |
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2025 Commissioners Court Calendar discussion |
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03/07/2024 |
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Court Rules discussion |
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06/06/2023 |
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Court Rules discussion |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Anticipated Court Date: October 29, 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: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Court Rules of Conduct and Decorum