Harris County Expenditures

Mr. William filed this request with the Harris County Office Of Management And Budget of Harris County, TX.
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From: Mr. William

To the Custodian of Records:

cc: David Berry, Harris County Administrator

This request is made under THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 5 U.S.C. § 552 and The Texas Public Information Act , which guarantees the public’s access to information in the custody of governmental agencies.

1. A spreadsheet detailing all expenditures for Harris County Domestic Relations Office (budget line ite 286-DRO) for Fiscal Year 21, Fiscal Year 20 and Fiscal Year 19.
2. All transition plans establish between 2018-2021.

The requested records will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage. Disclosure of this information is in the public interest because providing a copy of the information primarily benefits the general public. I therefore request a waiver of all fees and charges pursuant to Section 552.267 of the act.

The requested documents is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Kind regards

From: Harris County Office Of Management And Budget

Good afternoon,

My name is Traci Buttram and I’m Deputy Chief of Staff for the Office of County Administration (OCA). Thank you for your request.

Our office does not maintain records responsive to the Item 1 request as they will be kept by the Domestic Relations Department and/or the Office of Management and Budget. You will want to reach out to the department(s) directly with this request.

Regarding the Item 2 request, to clarify, is your request for any/all transition plans established by the Domestic Relations Department between 2018-2021, or what is the scope you are seeking? The Office of County Administration’s Transition Plan, which was approved by Commissioners Court in August 2021, can be found online here: https://oca.harriscountytx.gov/Portals/oca/Documents/OCA-Transition-Plan-08102021.pdf. It is not specific to the Domestic Relations department but this department is included among those the OCA oversees. If you are seeking any transition plans specific to the Domestic Relations department, you will want to reach out to the department directly as our office does not maintain documents responsive to that request.

Best,
Traci

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Traci Buttram
Deputy Chief of Staff
Harris County Office of County Administration
EMAIL traci.buttram@harriscountytx.gov<mailto:traci.buttram@harriscountytx.gov>
OFFICE (713) 274-1185
CELL (713) 304-7768
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From: Mr. William

Good morning,

Thank you for your response to the 12/3/21 request.
In response to you question the 12/3/21 request is for any/all transition plans that references Harris County Domestic Relations between 2018-2021.
Can you please forward my request to the correct Custodian of Record, it the understanding by way of Harris County website that Texas Public information can be sent to PiaRequest@cjo.hctx.net

To the Custodian of Records:

cc: David Berry, Harris County Administrator

This request is made under THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 5 U.S.C. § 552 and The Texas Public Information Act , which guarantees the public’s access to information in the custody of governmental agencies.

1. A spreadsheet detailing all expenditures for Harris County Domestic Relations Office (budget line ite 286-DRO) for Fiscal Year 21, Fiscal Year 20 and Fiscal Year 19.
2. All Harris County Domestic Relations Office transition plans establish between 2018-2021.

The requested records will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage. Disclosure of this information is in the public interest because providing a copy of the information primarily benefits the general public. I therefore request a waiver of all fees and charges pursuant to Section 552.267 of the act.

The requested documents is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment .

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Kind regards

From: Harris County Office Of Management And Budget

Good morning,

Thank you for the clarification. I will be happy to assist in determining who is the custodian of these records and connecting you to them. For reference, I believe the address you listed may be specifically for PIA requests to the County Judge’s office. I am cc’ing here the group in the County Attorney’s office who reviews PIA requests overall. I will follow up as soon as we have determined the department staff member who maintains the records you’re seeking.

Best,
Traci

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Traci Buttram
Deputy Chief of Staff
Harris County Office of County Administration
EMAIL traci.buttram@harriscountytx.gov<mailto:traci.buttram@harriscountytx.gov>
OFFICE (713) 274-1185
CELL (713) 304-7768
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From: Harris County Domestic Relations Office

Good morning!

See responses in red below.

David W. Simpson, J.D.
Executive Director
Harris County Domestic Relations Office
713-274-7307
www.dro.hctx.net<http://www.dro.hctx.net/>

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From: Mr. William

Good Morning,

I have received your emailed response to my request, however there was not a "response in red "attached.

Please advise

From: Harris County Office Of Management And Budget

Responses in read are after the requests requested. I have copied them again below:

1. A spreadsheet detailing all expenditures for Harris County Domestic Relations Office (budget line ite 286-DRO) for Fiscal Year 21, Fiscal Year 20 and Fiscal Year 19. The Harris County Auditor's Office would be the correct custodian.
2. All Harris County Domestic Relations Office transition plans establish between 2018-2021. No responsive records.

David W. Simpson, J.D.
Executive Director
Harris County Domestic Relations Office
713-274-7307
www.dro.hctx.net<http://www.dro.hctx.net/>

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From: Mr. William

Good morning,

Thank you for your response to the 12/3/21 request.
In response to your 12/8/21 email, can you please forward my 12/3/21 request to the correct Custodian of Record, it is the understanding by way of Harris County website that Texas Public information Act request can be sent to PiaRequest@cjo.hctx.net?

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

To the Custodian of Records:

cc: David Berry, Harris County Administrator

This request is made under THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 5 U.S.C. § 552 and The Texas Public Information Act , which guarantees the public’s access to information in the custody of governmental agencies.

1. A spreadsheet detailing all expenditures for Harris County Domestic Relations Office (budget line ite 286-DRO) for Fiscal Year 21, Fiscal Year 20 and Fiscal Year 19.
2. All Harris County Domestic Relations Office transition plans establish between 2018-2021.

The requested records will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage. Disclosure of this information is in the public interest because providing a copy of the information primarily benefits the general public. I therefore request a waiver of all fees and charges pursuant to Section 552.267 of the act.

The requested documents is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment .

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Kind regards

From: Harris County Office Of Management And Budget

Reply was provided on December 8, 2021 at 12:35 p.m. There are no requested documents held by the Domestic Relations Office.

David W. Simpson, J.D.
Executive Director
Harris County Domestic Relations Office
713-274-7307
www.dro.hctx.net<http://www.dro.hctx.net/>

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This electronic mail message, including any attachments, may be confidential or privileged under applicable law. This email is intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are notified that any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, disclosure or any other action taken in relation to the content of this email including any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender immediately and permanently delete the original and any copy of this email, including secure destruction of any printouts.

From: Mr. William

Good morning Ms. Buttram,

Thank you for your response to the 12/3/21 request.

In response to your 12/6/21 email, can you please forward my request to the correct Custodian of Record, it is the understanding by way of Harris County website that Texas Public information Act request can be sent to PiaRequest@cjo.hctx.net.

Mr. David W. Simpson with the Harris County Domestic Relations Office, has stated "there are no requested documents held by the Domestic Relations Office".

Thank you in advance for your assistance.

To the Custodian of Records:

cc: David Berry, Harris County Administrator

This request is made under THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 5 U.S.C. § 552 and The Texas Public Information Act , which guarantees the public’s access to information in the custody of governmental agencies.

1. A spreadsheet detailing all expenditures for Harris County Domestic Relations Office (budget line item 286-DRO) for Fiscal Year 21, Fiscal Year 20 and Fiscal Year 19.

2. All Harris County Domestic Relations Office transition plans establish between 2018-2021.

3. Request for all Harris County Domestic Relations Office Itemized account receivable reports, and Itemized expenditure/ account payable reports of all federal and state grant funding for the years of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, and 2021

The requested records will be made available to the general public free of charge as part of the public information service at MuckRock.com, processed by a representative of the news media/press and is made in the process of news gathering and not for commercial usage. Disclosure of this information is in the public interest because providing a copy of the information primarily benefits the general public. I therefore request a waiver of all fees and charges pursuant to Section 552.267 of the act.

The requested documents is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment .

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.

Kind regards

From: Harris County Office Of Management And Budget

Good afternoon,

My understanding is that this request for information has been completed. Again, please know our office does not maintain any records responsive to the request.

Best regards,
Traci

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Traci Buttram
Deputy Chief of Staff
Harris County Office of County Administration
EMAIL traci.buttram@harriscountytx.gov<mailto:traci.buttram@harriscountytx.gov>
OFFICE (713) 274-1185
CELL (713) 304-7768
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