To include statutory requirement, operational impact, or performance goal.

The County budget is being amended in accordance with Texas Local Government Code §111.0415.

Budget amendment is necessary:

• To set up the budget for the Sheriff’s Comprehensive Step 2020 grant as awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.

• To set up the budget for the Sheriff’s Commercial Motor Vehicles Step 2020 grant as awarded by the Texas Department of Transportation.

• To set up the budget for the Public Defender 48 Hour Bond Project 2020 grant as awarded by the granting agency Texas Indigent Defense Commission.

• To set up remaining budget for the El Paso County Juvenile Drug Court 2020 grant as awarded by the granting agency Criminal Justice Division, for Commissioners Court approval on 9/16/19.

• To set up the remaining budget for the Region 1-Border Prosecution Unit 2020 grant as awarded by the granting agency Criminal Justice Division, to be approved by Commissioners Court on 9/23/19; and to correct the first budget set up by re-allocating appropriations from Training to the correct budget category Travel. 

• To increase the budget for 2019 TJJD Alternative Education grant to reflect the actual amount received as awarded by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

• To transfer appropriations within various special revenue accounts to cover the cost for salary and fringe expenses up to year end.

• To transfer funds to adjust the special revenue budgets to reconcile FY2019 undesignated fund balance to the FY2018 CAFR.

This budgetary amendment will decrease Special Revenue by $120,448.00, increase Grants by $1,765,997.26, thus increasing the overall budget of $456,209,553.48 to $457,855,102.74.

Approve amendment No. 50 to the County of El Paso’s 2018-2019 operating budget.  This budgetary amendment will decrease Special Revenue by $120,448, increase Grants by $1,765,997.26, thus increasing the overall budget of $456,209,553.48 to $457,855,102.74.