PASSEDHarris County Commissioners Court · 2025-10-16

The Court approved exemptions from the county's hiring freeze for certain position control numbers (PCNs) in departments not subject to the freeze.

What it means for you

Specific county positions that were blocked from being filled due to the hiring freeze will now be allowed to be filled.

Outcome

A motion was made by Commissioner Ramsey, seconded by Commissioner Briones, for approval of Hiring Freeze exemptions for PCNs in Non-Exempt Departments. The motion carried by the following vote:

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Official source

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar ↗

The record does not attribute individual votes for this item — most items pass by named consensus rather than a contested roll call.

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Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Taken up at the October 16, 2025 meeting — Adopted.Legistar record ↗

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