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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court · 2026-09-17

The Court is asked to approve temporarily moving $23,845 from Charity Care funds to cover the cost of three grant positions while the county awaits receipt of a federal award for the Strengthening Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention and Surveillance grant, and to extend those positions through September 29, 2027.

What it means for you

If approved, three staff positions focused on childhood lead poisoning prevention would remain funded as a bridge measure until the expected grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services arrives.

Outcome

No disposition recorded yet.

Health — see all →Harris County

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.

Quick answersfrom the official record
How much?$23,845Legistar record ↗
Which fund?Charity Care fundsLegistar record ↗
Who decides?Decided by a vote of the Harris County Commissioners Court. Public Health Services brought it forward. Taken up at the September 17, 2026 meeting — no outcome recorded yet.Legistar record ↗
The official caption doesn't name who's paid — full details in the official Legistar record ↗

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