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Request for approval of the Order to Abate a Public Nuisance at multiple locations in Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4 for the Harris County Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Program.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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Request for approval to direct (1) Public Health Services Department to provide Commissioners Court a monthly report on the progress of the nuisance programs; (2) Public Health Services, the Sheriff’s Office, and the Fire Marshal’s Office, working in conjunction with other relevant departments, to prepare a report about how to improve efficiency and coordination in the county’s nuisance response efforts to present at the April 25, 2023 Commissioners Court; and (3) the County Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with these and any other relevant departments, to suggest revisions to update and streamline per Health and Safety Code Chapter 343, the Order Adopting Procedures for the Abatement of Neighborhood Nuisances and the Abatement and Removal of Junked Vehicles as Public Nuisances from Public Property, as approved by Harris County Commissioners Court in 1993.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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Request for approval of changes to Harris County policy and fees relative to alarm permitting and false alarm calls.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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Request for approval of the Order to Abate a Public Nuisance at multiple locations in Precincts 1, 2, 3, and 4 for the Harris County Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Program.

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Request for approval to direct (1) Public Health Services Department to provide Commissioners Court a monthly report on the progress of the nuisance programs; (2) Public Health Services, the Sheriff’s Office, and the Fire Marshal’s Office, working in conjunction with other relevant departments, to prepare a report about how to improve efficiency and coordination in the county’s nuisance response efforts to present at the April 25, 2023 Commissioners Court; and (3) the County Attorney’s Office, in conjunction with these and any other relevant departments, to suggest revisions to update and streamline per Health and Safety Code Chapter 343, the Order Adopting Procedures for the Abatement of Neighborhood Nuisances and the Abatement and Removal of Junked Vehicles as Public Nuisances from Public Property, as approved by Harris County Commissioners Court in 1993.

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Request for approval of changes to Harris County policy and fees relative to alarm permitting and false alarm calls.

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Request by Public Health Services for approval to accept from Harris County Housing and Community Development grant funds in the amount of $195,000, with a required match of $63,334, and extend the associated position to September 30, 2027 for the PY26 Neighborhood Nuisance Abatement Program.

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