Department: Management and Budget
Department Head/Elected Official: Daniel Ramos
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
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 discussion and possible action on the Standard Operating Procedure for Budget Proposals.
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Background and Discussion:
Budget Proposals is the county's budget development process that consists of three exercises: (1) budget proposals, (2) mandatory budget offsets, and (3) optional service enhancements.
Decision Points for Commissioners Court:
I. Budget Proposals
o Decision Point - Questions to determine strategic alignment.
* Recommended Questions:
* What does the program do?
* How do you measure this program's performance?
* Which performance measures are most indicative of this program being successful?
* Which Court priority does this program most closely align to?
* Describe how your program aligns with that Court priority.
o If this program does not closely align to a Court priority, please describe the importance of your program in terms of statutory or other requirements, community impact, and/or performance.
* Is this program (or an associated service) legally mandated?
* Have you made any changes to this program to better align with Court priorities?
II. Budget Offsets
o Decision Point - Commissioners Court to provide guidance on eligibility criteria and the reductions to target (i.e. 98%).
III. Service Enhancements
o Decision Point - Court guidance on eligibility criteria.
o Decision Point - "Not to Exceed" amounts for submissions.
o Decision Points - Commissioners Court Service Enhancement Oversight
* Option A - Court Sponsorship of Service Enhancements.
* Option B - Commissioners ...
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