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: 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 for approval of two positions, and to update the fund code for two positions to support the Financial and Business Services Division, effective June 28, 2025.
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Background and Discussion:
This request is for approval to update the fund code for two (2) Case Manager II positions currently assigned to Adult Services, transitioning them from the General Fund (Fund 1000) to the Supplemental Guardianship Fund (Fund 2356). This strategic realignment will free up General Fund resources to support the creation of two (2) new Analyst positions within the Office of Financial and Business Services (FABS).
FABS currently lacks dedicated budget staff, leaving critical budgeting functions, including planning, development, monitoring, forecasting, and financial reporting of budget and financial activities, largely unsupported at the division level. These responsibilities have defaulted almost entirely to the department’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), who is also tasked with a wide range of additional day-to-day responsibilities. This situation is unsustainable, and the increasing volume of technical budget and financial requests from divisions has resulted in the CFO regularly working extensive overtime, including weekends.
Creation of the two Analyst positions will directly address the department’s critical budgetary and financial support needs by:
• Providing dedicated financial and budgetary support to the divisions,
• Improving the accuracy and timeliness of budget development, monitoring, forecasting, and reporting,
• Ensuring compliance with oversight agencies including OMB, the Auditor’s Office, Purchasing, Office of the County Administrator (OCA), OCA-Grants, the County Attorney, and Commissioners Court,
• Enhancing support for contracts and related purchase orders, and financial reporting, and
• Reducing the current workload burden on the CFO, improving sustainability and efficiency.
The reallocation of the Case Manager II positions to the special revenue fund allows for this critical commitment without increasing the overall staffing levels in the General Fund or the need for additional resources. This realignment supports operational sustainability, strengthens internal controls, and ensures ongoing compliance and efficiency in the department’s financial management functions.
Expected Impact:
The total cost for the two positions will be fully absorbed within the current and future fiscal year General Fund budgets; covered with funding made available by shifting the two Case Manager II positions to Fund 2356.
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Full Year (FY26) |
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Current Year FY25 |
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Position |
Rate |
Hours |
Total Salary |
Benefits @23.66% |
Group Health |
Total Labor |
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6 Pay Periods |
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Analyst III |
$34.08 |
2080 |
$70,886.40 |
$16,772 |
$19,182 |
$106,840 |
|
$24,655.41 |
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Analyst V |
$51.37 |
2080 |
$106,849.60 |
$25,281 |
$19,182 |
$151,312 |
|
$34,918.20 |
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TOTALS |
$177,736.00 |
$42,052.34 |
$38,364.00 |
$258,152.34 |
|
$59,573.62 |
Alternative Options:
The Department does not have any budget analyst positions or any related job classification to address the growing budget needs, which cannot be undertaken solely by the CFO.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 1. Make Harris County safer and more just.
County Strategic Plan Objective: P: Improve children’s health outcomes.
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):
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Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
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Location:
Address (if applicable): 2525 Murworth Dr
Precinct(s): Countywide
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Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
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Service Name |
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Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Budget |
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1000 - General Fund |
$59,573.62 |
$ |
$59,573.62 |
$258,152.34 |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Existing Budget |
$59,573.62 |
$ |
$59,573.62 |
$258,152.34 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Additional Budget Request |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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Total Funding Sources |
$59,573.62 |
$ |
$59,573.62 |
$258,152.34 |
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Grants - Proposed Budget (For Grants Items only) |
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Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
No. of Grant Years |
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Local Match Source - Existing Budget: Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
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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 PCNs) |
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Current Position Count for Service |
- |
- |
- |
- |
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Additional Positions Request |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
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Total Personnel |
2 |
- |
2 |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: 6/26/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): Click or tap to enter a date.
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Trudy-Ann N. Durace, Director, Financial and Business Services
Attachments (if applicable): 3114s and Job Description