Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
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):
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 a position effective April 5, 2025, to assist the Energy Management team in developing and managing the HVAC schedule across the County building footprint to emphasize thermal comfort and energy savings. This position will be funded by the County’s Revolving Energy Efficiency Fund (REEF).
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Background and Discussion:
Since the establishment of Harris County’s Energy Management team in the Office of County Administration Sustainability Division, optimizing HVAC scheduling and tracking utility data have been key activities towards enhancing operational efficiency and the reduction of energy consumption and greenhouses gases (GHG) across Harris County facilities. The success of the team has created more opportunities and additional workload. The creation of this role will help accelerate the pace of energy and utility savings.
Expected Impact:
With the creation of this position, the Energy Management team will be positioned to expand their work on reducing energy use in County buildings while ensuring thermal comfort for all employees and contractors. In addition, this role will support utility management efforts by analyzing utility bills, addressing utility-related inquiries, and ensuring all energy-related operations comply with County policies and sustainability goals.
Alternative Options:
Not creating this position will limit the growth of utility savings and GHG reductions.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: Q: Encourage residents, businesses, and public entities to significantly reduce their environmental footprint for the health of our region.
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): T2: Make County buildings more energy efficient.
Housing Initiative (Goal 6): N/A
Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan:
Prior Court Action (if any):
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Action Taken |
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12/13/22 |
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Request by the Office of County Administration for approval of the establishment of a revolving Energy Efficiency Fund and the approval of an Energy Manager to administer the fund. |
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10/31/23 |
20 |
Request for approval of five positions to expand the Office of Sustainability effective November 4, 2023. |
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Precinct(s): Countywide
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Funding Sources |
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$62,500 |
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$62,500 |
$125,000 |
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$62,500 |
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$62,500 |
$125,000 |
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Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
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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 |
0 |
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Additional Positions Request |
1 |
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Total Personnel |
1 |
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Anticipated Court Date: 3/27/2025
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: Jesse Dickerman, Office of County Administration, Lisa Lin, Director, Office of Sustainability, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Job Description, Form 3441