Department: Pollution Control Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Dr. Latrice Babin
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Financial Authorization
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval of the Bilingual Incentive Compensation Policy for Pollution Control Services.
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Background and Discussion:
PCS is committed to providing the highest level of service to all members of the community. To address language barriers, PCS supports employee participation in this program to better serve Harris County residents.
Demographic studies have indicated that the three most spoken, non-English, languages used by Harris County residents are:
? Spanish
? Vietnamese
? Mandarin
Testing will be made available to certify employees for business-related translation of any of these three languages.
Expected Impact:
Per fiscal impact, testing fees will total $650 for 5 people and the annual stipend amounts to $9,000 ($150 per month per person = $750 per month).
Funded through the General Fund.
This expense fits within the existing budget.
Alternative Options:
N/A
Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
X Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
X Environment
X Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date
Agenda Item #
Action Taken
Location:
Address (if applicable): 101 South Richey Suite H, Pasadena, TX 77506
Precinct(s): Countywide
Fiscal and Personnel Summary
Service Name
FY 23
FY 24
Next 3 FYs
Incremental Expenditures (do NOT write values in thousands or millions)
Labor Expenditures
$9,000.00
$9,000.00
$27,000.00
Non-Labor Expenditures
$
$
$
Total Incremental Expenditures
$9,000.00
$9,00...
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