Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Position
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Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
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Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to update the funding source of 12 positions effective October 3, 2026, to support the Community Health & Wellness Division.
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Background and Discussion:
Through the Maternal Child Health (MCH) Program, the Community Health & Wellness Division offers a variety of services to support individuals in Harris County during pregnancy and beyond, including home visiting, personal and emotional support, resources and education, access to services, lactation consultation, etc.
On July 9, 2026, Commissioner’s Court approved the reallocation of up to $772,170.00 in funds from the ARPA Portfolio to the Fiscal Year 2027 General Fund budget, as recommended by the ARPA Steering Committee in May 2026. On August 6, 2026, Public Health Services received approval for the reallocation of $86,177.12 to the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Maternal and Child Health program.
To ensure continuity of the vital services offered by our Maternal & Child Health program, Public Health Services is requesting the funding source update of twelve (12) positions from ARPA Maternal Child Health (2651) to the General Funds budget (1000) effective October 3, 2026.
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County Strategic Plan Goal: 4. Improve physical and mental health outcomes across all communities.
County Strategic Plan Objective: O: Increase access to quality health care, including preventive and behavioral health.
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Infrastructure Initiative (Goal 2): Choose an item.
Economy Initiative (Goal 3): Choose an item.
Health Initiative (Goal 4): P3: Enhance maternal and child health and development services.
Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): Choose an item.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): Choose an item.
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
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$1,311,476 |
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$1,311,476 |
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Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new Position Control Numbers (PCN)s) |
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Anticipated Court Date: 9/17/2026
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 10/3/2026
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: ARPA related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: James Dinkins, Chief People Officer, Harris County Public Health
Attachments (if applicable): 3441s