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. | Community Exchange
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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 directs departments to report on and improve the county's nuisance abatement programs.
Harris County Commissioners Court passed this item on March 14, 2023. It directs three county departments to take action on nuisance programs. Public Health Services must give monthly progress reports to Commissioners Court. Public Health Services, the Sheriff's Office, and the Fire Marshal's Office must prepare a report on improving nuisance response. The County Attorney's Office must suggest updates to the county's 1993 nuisance abatement rules.
Harris County is reviewing how it handles neighborhood nuisances like junk vehicles and property problems. New reports and possible rule updates could change how and how fast the county responds to complaints in your area.
