County administrators propose new ethics program and shift data fellows to technical assistance

Sep 3, 2024

Office of County Administration requested internal reallocations to fund 3 FTEs, proposed an incubated ethics and compliance program, and recommended shifting some data-fellow work toward technical assistance and performance tracking to support the county's five-year strategic plan.

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Diana Ramirez, the county administrator, told Commissioners Court the Office of County Administration (OCA) had aligned its FY25 requests with Harris County's strategic frameworks and asked the court to support targeted investments to operationalize the plan. She said OCA allocated $1.3 million in labor for innovation and has a $1.2 million one-time carryover request for ongoing jail governance advisory work.

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