Approve amendment No. 40 to the County of El Paso’s 2020-2021 operating budget. This budgetary amendment will decrease Grants by $87,344.00, thus decreasing the overall budget of $593,873,598.57 to $593,786,254.57.

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

The County budget is being amended in accordance with Texas Local Government Code §111.0709.

Budget amendment is necessary:

·To transfer appropriations within the Capital Improvement fund to cover the cost to replace two servers at the Downtown Detention Facility as approved by County Administrator on 7/29/21.

·To transfer appropriations within the Human Resources department to cover the cost of a temporary HR specialist position approved via staffing change approval form 2021.31

·To transfer appropriations within the General Administrative account as the DHF is now closed and remaining balances (in GADM COVID) are no longer needed.

·To transfer appropriations from the General and Administrative Operating contingency to Constable 3 to cover the cost of clothing and misc. equipment needed for the new temp deputy employee.

·To transfer appropriations within the Council of Judges department to cover the cost for salary expenses till year-end.

·To transfer appropriations from the General and Administrative operating contingency account to the Public Works Sheriff Jail Annex Maint & Repair account to cover the cost of emergency repair and installation of a boiler that went out that services pods 300 & 400 at the Jail Annex.

·To transfer funds from Ascarate Ops division to Golf Course maintenance division to cover the cost of the toro irrigation system 36 month service agreement.

·To transfer appropriations within the General and Administrative operating contingency account to cover the salary and fringe expenses for the position changes approved by the Chief Administrator on staffing change approval form 2021.30.

·To transfer appropriations within the Public Works admin department to cover the cost to purchase software.

·To decrease the budget for the 2021 HIDTA management and coordination program to re-distribute funds to other initiatives as approved by the granting agency.

·To decrease the budget for the 2021 HIDTA management and coordination program and redistribute funds within the same award as approved by the granting agency.

·To increase the budget of the 2021 multi-agency task force for overtime as approved by the granting agency.

·To increase the budget of the 2021 HIDTA source city metro narcotics task force to cover overtime as approved by the granting agency.

·To increase the budget of the 2021 border corruption task force to cover the cost of vehicle expenses as approved by the granting agency.

·To increase the budget for the 2021 anti-smuggling task force to cover the cost of overtime and vehicle insurance as approved by the granting agency.

·To increase the budget of the 2021 HIDTA transportation task force to cover the cost of overtime, maintenance and cell service as approved by the granting agency.

·To transfer appropriations within the County Probate Court 2 department to cover the cost for year-end salary expenses

·To transfer appropriations within County Probate Court 2 to cover the cost for year-end salary expenses in the Court Guardianship 2 fund.

This budgetary amendment will decrease Grants by $87,344.00, thus decreasing the overall budget of $593,873,598.57 to $593,786,254.57.