Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Jesse Dickerman, Interim County Administrator
Secondary Department: Management and Budget
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos, Executive Director
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
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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 by the Office of County Administration for approval to reallocate a total of $20 million in funds from active projects in the ARPA Portfolio to support the Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund budget.
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Background and Discussion:
On August 14th, 2025, Commissioners Court approved budget reallocations from the programs below, totaling $8.9 million:
* $4.7M from Emergency Nursing
* $2.7M from Water & Wastewater
* $1.0M from Disparity Studies
* $51K from Harris County Opportunity Fund
* $450K from Re-entry Capacity Supports
* $59K from Gun Buyback Events
* $15K from 911 Tapes
The ARPA Steering Committee recommends an additional reallocation of $11.1 million from active projects in the ARPA portfolio to support the Fiscal Year 2026 General Fund budget.
Expected Impact:
Reduction of services for existing programs.
Alternative Options:
Not reallocating additional funds from the ARPA Portfolio.
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