Bureaucrat County Administrator Office Blows Through Obscene Amounts of Money

The County Judge submitted an agenda item “requesting to create a County Administrator position and realign county department operations under a streamlined organizational and reporting structure.” 3 years ago.

To further explain, each Texas county has four commissioners and a county judge who serve on a commissioners court. Harris County is divided into four precincts, and the voters of each precinct elect a commissioner to serve a four -year term. The voters of Harris County also elect a county judge to a four-year term. With this new structure, services now provided by each precinct, and directly responsible to the voters, could become centralized and managed similar to the City of Houston.

The appointment of a County Administrator by three members of Commissioners Court has effectively removed the responsibility from your elected officials and strip residents of their ability to have local representation.

These recommendations stem from a study conducted by an out-of-state consultant, PFM Consulting Group, Inc. This consulting firm, run by an executive who advocates for defunding of law enforcement (Read more here), has been paid more than $10 million to study Harris County. The firm is critical of the ability of local elected officials and law enforcement to serve constituents. PFM also favors eliminating the county’s rollover program – an initiative that encourages fiscal responsibility.

PFM Consulting in which our county has awarded millions in contracts to

-Worked with George Gascon

-Worked for Obama White House

-Received $4 million from Arnold Ventures

- Worked for Houston METRO

David Eichenthal, the Managing Director of PFM Consulting serves for the Biden White House as a Senior Advisor for Policy Implementation and Delivery