Request for approval to utilize general funds, special funds, and grant funds to support incentives and field trips for justice involved youth, and approval for a limited exemption to permit the use of the P-Card for expenses not typically allowable (excluding gift cards) but including certain entertainment-related costs when such expenditures are directly related to youth programming at a cost to the county of $100,000. | Community Exchange
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Request for approval to utilize general funds, special funds, and grant funds to support incentives and field trips for justice involved youth, and approval for a limited exemption to permit the use of the P-Card for expenses not typically allowable (excluding gift cards) but including certain entertainment-related costs when such expenditures are directly related to youth programming at a cost to the county of $100,000.
Harris County seeks $100,000 to fund incentives and field trips for justice-involved youth, with a P-Card exemption for related entertainment costs.
Harris County Commissioners Court is considering a $100,000 request to fund incentives and field trips for justice-involved youth. The proposal also asks for a special exemption to allow use of the county P-Card for certain entertainment-related costs tied directly to youth programming. Gift cards are excluded. The item was introduced on October 1, 2026.
Harris County may spend $100,000 in public funds on incentives and field trips for youth who have had contact with the justice system. It also asks to waive a normal P-Card spending rule for entertainment costs tied to that program.
