Department: Juvenile Probation
Department Head/Elected Official: Mr. Henry Gonzales
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable):CHSCH_GY24, JJAEP_GY24, 1A_GY24, 1D_GY24, ESSR3_Y1-5
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to pay retention incentives to staff working on the 189 day schedule.
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Background and Discussion:
The Juvenile Probation Department operates two school programs with staff working 189 days each year. The Human Resources & Risk Management (HRRM) section of the Office of Management and Budget performed a salary study of positions within the two school programs. The study determined school staff are considerably underpaid relative to their counterparts within Harris County and in other major metropolitan areas within the United States. To make salaries for the school programs more competitive with other entities, the department desires to pay a $5,000 incentive over the course of the 2023-2024 school year to approximately 40 staff working with students. Staff who started employment at the beginning of the school year are eligible for a $5,000 incentive while staff who started employment after the beginning of the school year are eligible for a proportional incentive. The approved budgets for the grant programs these staff are paid from are sufficient to pay for the incentives. The anticipated implementation for the incentive begins on December 2, 2023 and ends on August 9, 2024. The Juvenile Probation Department will work with HRRM and the Auditor’s Office to either set up a new incentive in PeopleSoft or use an existing incentive to implement the retention incentives.
Expected Impact:
By paying the incentive, the Department has a better chance of keeping and recruiting staff to work in its schools.
Alternative Options:
The staff would have to wait until the beginning of the 2024-2025 school year in August 2024 to receive salary increases.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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FY 24 |
FY 25 |
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Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions) |
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Labor Expenditures |
$247,320 |
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Non-Labor Expenditures |
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Total Incremental Expenditures |
$247,320 |
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$247,320 |
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Total Current Budget |
$247,320 |
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Total Additional Budget Requested |
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Total Funding Sources |
$247,320 |
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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: November 14, 2023
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): December 2, 2023
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Mr. Ross Kimble, Assistant Deputy Director of Financial Services, Juvenile Probation Department
Attachments (if applicable): Department Policy