City of Houston Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee will meet July 30

City of Houston Budget and Fiscal Affairs Committee will meet July 30.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

City of Houston Special-Called Committee on Budget and Fiscal Affairs (BFA) Council Member Sallie Alcorn, BFA Chair

Council Member Mario Castillo, BFA Vice-Chair

Amy Peck, District A

Tarsha Jackson, District B

Abbie Kamin, District C

Carolyn Evans-Shabazz, District D

Fred Flickinger, District E

Tiffany D. Thomas, District F

Mary Nan Huffman, District G

Joaquin Martinez, District I, Labor Vice Chair

Edward Pollard, District J

Martha Castex-Tatum, District K

Julian Ramirez, At-Large 1

Willie Davis, At-Large 2

Twila Carter, At-Large 3

Letitia Plummer, At-Large 4

Notice of Hybrid City Council Committee Meeting

Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at 10:00 A.M.

This meeting will offer the options to participate via videoconference or in-person. The location for the committee meeting will be the Anna Russell Council Chamber at City Hall, 901 Bagby, 2nd Floor, Houston, Texas 77002. The meeting is open to the public.

The Chair, as presiding officer of Committee, will be physically present in chamber. In accordance with the provisions of Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code applicable to a governmental body that ex tends into three or more counties, all other committee members have the option to participate in-person or virtually via Microsoft Teams.

Microsoft Teams Live Meeting - type this link into your browser: https://bit.ly/07302024BFA Presentation handouts will also be available at:

https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/bfa.html

This meeting will also be broadcast on HTV, the City of Houston’s Municipal Channel.

1. Welcoming remarks

• Sallie Alcorn, Council Member, Chair

• Mario Castillo, Council Member, Vice-Chair

2. Quarterly financial report

• Chris Hollins, City Controller

• Paula Lichanpanit, Deputy Director, Finance Department

• Alma Tamborello, Division Manager, Finance Department

3. Quarterly investment report and SWAP

• Chris Hollins, City Controller

4. Homeowners Assistance Program (HoAP) Performance Audit

• Chris Hollins, City Controller

5. Upcoming financial transactions

• Alma Tamborello, Division Manager, Finance Department

6. Delinquent tax collection contract overview

• Arturo Michel, City Attorney, Legal Department

• Rahat Huq, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Legal Department

7. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson tax collection process and reporting

• Tanya Eriksson Wood, Capital Partner, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson • Trey Stone, Capital Partner, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson

• Patrick Shea, Accounting Manager, Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson

8. Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott tax collection process and reporting • Mike Darlow, Partner, Perdue, Brandon, Fielder, Collins & Mott

9. RESOLUTION adopting the recommendation of the City Attorney to assign accounts overlapping with Humble, Clear Creek, Spring Branch, Pasadena, Alief, Galena Park, Klein, Fort Bend, and Aldine Inde pendent School Districts, and those accounts located in multiple school districts (collectively Perdue assigned accounts) to PERDUE, BRANDON, FIELDER, COLLINS & MOTT, LLP and GREENBERG TRAU RIG, LLP, functioning as a Joint Venture and to assign to LINEBARGER GOGGAN BLAIR & SAMPSON, LLP accounts overlapping all other areas of the City except for the Perdue assigned accounts under the City’s respective contract with each law firm for the Collection of Delinquent Ad Valorem Taxes

• Arturo Michel, City Attorney, Legal Department

• Rahat Huq, Senior Assistant City Attorney, Legal Department

• Roll call vote to advance resolution to full city council

10. Public comments - To sign up for public comment, please fill out the form at https://bit.ly/07302024BFAcomment before 5:00 P.M. on Monday, July 29, 2024. Please indicate whether you will be speaking virtually or in-person. Public speakers wishing to continue under

Action will be taken on item 9 listed above. Committee meetings are open to the public. For information about this committee, please contact Jordan McGinty Frazier at atlarge5@houstontx.gov.

https://www.houstontx.gov/council/committees/bfacommittee/20240730/agenda.pdf