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ON THE AGENDAHarris County Commissioners Court

Thursday, October 16, 2025

511 of 578 items on this agenda passed or failed; 67 have no outcome in the record we hold yet.

Official meeting record — Harris County Legistar, including individually recorded votes where the record states them

On this agenda

PASSEDTaxes & budget

The Court voted to require quarterly updates on the county's Strategic Plan progress, direct department heads to report on budget priorities, and require all OCA-reporting departments to add a Strategic Plan tracker link to their websites.

PASSEDTaxes & budget

The Court discussed the October 2025 Strategic Plan in Action report from the Strategic Planning Committee, and a motion to extend discussion carried.

ON THE AGENDATaxes & budget

The Court is asked to consider changing one or more dates on the already-approved 2026 Commissioners Court meeting calendar.

ON THE AGENDACity workforce

The Court is asked to approve an agreement with the University of Texas at Arlington allowing UT Arlington students to complete supervised internships through the Office of County Administration for one year at no cost to the county.

PASSEDCity workforce

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

PASSEDCity workforce

The Court discussed possible exemptions to a hiring freeze for certain position control numbers in non-exempt departments, and a motion to continue discussion carried.

PASSEDPublic safety

The Court approved creating a temporary succession position within the Managed Assigned Counsel office for the period of October 18, 2025 through November 28, 2025.

PASSEDPublic safety

The Court approved an additional $650,000 in commercial paper funding for the Law Enforcement CAD/RMS Replacement project, bringing total commercial paper funding for that project to $7,422,000.

Who sits on this body

Commissioners Court has five members — the County Judge, elected countywide, and four Commissioners, each elected from one of the county's four precincts.

Harris County Commissioners Court — Thursday, October 16, 2025 — PlainDocket