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County of El Paso
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Item Title:Budget & Finance Department - BA06 - BA08
Submitted By:Jessica C. Garza, Interim Director, Budget & Finance Department (915) 546-2262
Subject:Approve amendment No. 7 & 8 to the County of El Paso’s 2023-2024 operating budget. This budgetary amendment will increase Grants by $314,634.00, thus increasing the overall budget of $614,154,328.56 to $614,468,962.56.
Background:

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 from the 384th District Court to the 205th District Court to cover the cost for staffing changes approved on Staffing Change Approval Form 2024.005.

 

·To transfer appropriations from the General and Administrative Account to County Criminal Court At Law #2 to cover the cost for Staffing Change Approval Form 2023.063.

 

·To transfer appropriations within the Transit Division to cover the cost of additional TTI study funds needed for additional studies.

 

·To transfer appropriations from the General Administrative Personnel Contingency to the Elections Department to cover Staffing Change Approval 2024.022.

 

·To set up the budget for the Migrant Services Coordinator 2024 Grant as awarded by Emerson Collective, LLC .

 

·To set up the budget for the 2023 HIDTA ET WTX Prosecution Initiative as awarded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

 

·To set up the budget for the Stonegarden 2022 Constable Pct. 4 Account as awarded by the granting agency U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management; and administered by the Texas Office of the Governor-Homeland Security Grants Division.

 

·To set up the budget for the 2023 HIDTA ET WTX Intelligence Initiative as awarded by the Office of National Drug Control Policy.

 

·To increase the budget for the Startup Grant to reflect the projected program income amount to received.

 

·To transfer appropriations within the Justice of the Peace Tech Fund to cover the cost to establish a Lexis Nexis budget for JP1, per Auditors change the account for Lexis Nexis and Accurint software to 600206 and to remove the remaining software budget and requisitions from 600654 to 600206 for JP3.

 

·To transfer appropriations within the 346th Veterans Court to cover the cost to set up training budget.

 

·To transfer appropriations within the Road & Bridge Fund to cover the cost of vehicle liability insurance.

 

·To transfer appropriations within the County Clerk Vitals Special Revenue Fund to cover the cost to purchase workstations.

Fiscal Impact:

This budgetary amendment will increase Grants by $314,634.00, thus increasing the overall budget of $614,154,328.56 to $614,468,962.56.

Recommendation:The recommendation is for Commissioners Court to approve amendment No. 07 & 08 to the County of El Paso’s 2023-2024 operating budget. 
Prior Action:N/A
Strategic Plan:..
Strategic Plan Information:

ATTACHMENTS:
DescriptionUpload Date
BA06 - BA08 Report11/29/2023