Department: District Courts
Department Head/Elected Official: Richard Woods
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant
Project ID (if applicable): GY25_MDL
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable):
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 by the District Courts for approval to accept from the Supreme Court of Texas grant funds in the amount of $106,550, with no required match, for the FY 2025 Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Court Program.
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Background and Discussion:
These grants are awarded to support MDL pre-trial judges and the court staff who serve them. These programs enable the MDL system to operate more efficiently and achieve the Legislature’s goals of justice and efficiency. (See Tex. Gov’t Code 74.162)
Expected Impact:
The County will be reimbursed by the grantor for program expenses incurred. There is no cash match requirement and therefore no impact on the general fund.
Alternative Options:
There is no general fund budget for this program. In the event the grant is not funded, the program would have to seeks alternate sources of funding.
Alignment with Goal(s):
X Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
_ Public Health
_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
_ Governance and Customer Service
Prior Court Action (if any):
Date |
Agenda Item # |
Action Taken |
7/15/24 |
204 |
Approved to apply for the FY25 grant |
Location:
Address (if applicable):
Precinct(s): Countywide
Fiscal and Personnel Summary |
Service Name |
MDL Court |
|
|
Current Fiscal Year Cost |
Annual Fiscal Cost |
|
Labor |
Non-Labor |
Total |
Recurring Expenses |
Funding Sources |
|
Existing Budget |
|
|
FY24 portion |
FY25 portion |
Grant |
$102,250 |
$4,800 |
$107,050 |
$ |
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total Current Budget |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Additional Budget Request (Requires Fiscal Review Request Form) |
|
Grant |
$104,769 |
$1,781 |
$104,769 |
$106,550 |
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Choose an item. |
$ |
$ |
$ |
$ |
Total Additional Budget Request |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Total Funding Request |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
$0 |
Personnel (Fill out section only if requesting new PCNs) |
|
Current Position Count for Service |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
Additional Positions Request |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
Total Personnel |
0 |
- |
0 |
- |
Anticipated Court Date: September 19, 2024
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date):
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Richard Woods, Court Administrator, District Courts
Attachments (if applicable):
• Court Order
• Grant Award Notification Letter
• Notice of Grant Award
• Resolution
• Conveyance