To: Harris County Commissioners Court
Through: Gwen J. Sims, Interim Executive Director, Public Health Services
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Prepared By: William Hudson, Director, Office of Financial and Support Services
Subject: COVID-19 PIC Fund Request
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Purpose and Request:
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Request by Public Health Services for approval of two months of operational funding from May 1, 2021 to June 30, 2021, for the COVID-19 response in the aggregate amount of $18.7 million.
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Background and Discussion:
Harris County Public Health (HCPH) has been formally responding to the COVID-19 pandemic since March 2020. Among other services, HCPH is currently providing COVID-19 vaccinations, testing, and contact tracing.
Fiscal Impact:
The funds are requested from the Public Improvement Contingency (PIC) fund. With the notable exception of contact tracing, all of the requested funding is potentially FEMA reimbursable. This means ~90% of our request is potentially FEMA reimbursable.
Fiscal Summary |
Expenditures |
FY 20-21 |
FY 21-22 Projected |
Future Years Projected [3 additional years] |
Service Impacted: COVID-19 Response |
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Existing Budget |
$101.20 million |
$0.00 |
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Additional Appropriation Requested |
$0.00 |
$18.70 million |
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Total Expenditures |
$101.20 million |
$18.70 million |
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Funding Sources |
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Existing Department Budget |
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Please Identify Funding Source (General Fund, PIC, Special Revenue, Grant, Etc.) |
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[INSERT FUNDING SOURCE HERE]* |
PIC |
PIC |
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Alternatives:
N/A
Alignment with Strategic Objective:
SO23 Reduce Cases of Preventable Infectious Diseases
SO29 Increase Reported Levels of Preparedness in Communities
Attachments:
Court letter
Court order