Legislation Details

File #: 25-6644    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Financial Authorization Status: Passed
File created: 10/6/2025 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 10/16/2025 Final action: 10/16/2025
Title: Request for approval to spend up to $200,000 during fiscal year 2026 for expenditures and reimbursements for food and beverage items, and related youth activities for various programs department-wide.

Primary Department: Harris County Resources for Children and Adults

Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Joel Levine, Executive Director

 

Secondary Department: N/A

Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: N/A

 

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Financial Authorization

 

Project ID (if applicable):

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):

Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): N/A - Not a grant item

 

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):

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Request for approval to spend up to $200,000 during fiscal year 2026 for expenditures and reimbursements for food and beverage items, and related youth activities for various programs department-wide.

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Background and Discussion:

The programs covered by this request include:

1.                     Children and Family Permanency Planning, Parent/Teen, and Truancy Training.

2.                     Youth services program activities, CYS Summer Program, Youth Emergency Shelter, Positive Youth Development, TRIAD Intake, and Point of Entry for foster children.

3.                     Adult services program activities.

4.                     Family Conferences, Disproportionality Initiatives, Partner Planning meetings and conferences.

5.                     Board of Director’s meetings, RCA divisional team building events, and other related meetings and activities for Resources for Children and Adults.

 

 

 

 

 

Expected Impact:

These funds are covered in the existing budget allocation.

 

 

 

 

 

Alternative Options:

There are no other alternatives for these services.

 

 

 

 

County Strategic Plan Goal:  1. Make Harris County safer and more just.

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:

 

Prior Court Action (if any):

Date

Agenda Item #

Action Taken

 

 

 

 

Location:

Address (if applicable):

Precinct(s): Choose an item.

 

Fiscal and Personnel Summary

Service Name

Department-Wide

 

 

Current Fiscal Year Cost

Annual Fiscal Cost

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

Recurring Expenses

Funding Sources

 

Existing Budget

 

 

 

 

1000 - General Fund

$

$130,000

$130,000

$130,000

Grant

$

$20,000

$20,000

$20,000

Other

$

$50,000

$50,000

$50,000

Total Existing Budget

$

$200,000

$200,000

$200,000

Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form)

 

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Choose an item.

$

$

$

$

Total Additional Budget Request

$

$

$

$

Total Funding Sources

$

$

$

$

Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only)

 

Labor

Non-Labor

Total

No. of Grant Years

Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Local Match Source - Additional Budget Request: Choose an item.

$

$

$

 

Grant Funds Applied for/Awarded (Total)

$

$

$

 

Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs)

 

Current Position Count for Service

-

-

-

-

Additional Positions Request

-

-

-

-

Total Personnel

-

-

-

-

 

Anticipated Court Date: 10/16/2025

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: Theresa Scott, Budget Manager, Harris County Resources for Children and Adults

 

 

Attachments (if applicable):