Departments located in the Division are shown on the organization chart. The division office assists these departments in their budgetary approach to their missions including reorganization issues, planning, budget amendments and formatting information to the Commissioner’s Court. The department managers are responsible for the functioning of the department within the budget approved annually by the Commissioner’s Court.

Contracts administered in the Division are considered as to whether they are effective, appropriate, or meeting needs prescribed. The Division is the first point of contact for changes or issues relating to the contract. Current contracts include: County-wide fire protection, Historical Commission staff support and Museum, Emergency Medical Services for un-incorporated portions of Galveston County, Medical Examiner, County Library System, Economic Development contracts and a series of Federal Reimbursement contracts in cooperation with specific elected officials.

The Division Office serves as the manager for Community Development Block Grant programs such as the Freddiesville Sewer Project, the Bolivar Waterline Project and the Bacliff Sewer Project. These are grants under the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. 

The Division monitors housing, homelessness and transportation issues countywide. 

The Division works with several citizen boards including the Child Welfare Board, the Historical Commission, The Galveston County Economic Development Alliance, The Mosquito Control Advisory Board and social service organizations throughout the County. The Division Director is appointed to the Gulf Coast Economic Development District Corporation by the Commissioners Court. 

The Community Services Division manages several issue areas under the direction of the Commissioner’s Court including; Economic Development, Tax Abatement, Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones, The County’s Legislative Program,  and several issues surrounding Federal Reimbursables.

The Director of Community Services meets weekly with the County Judge and the Commissioners Court along with other division directors on a variety of issues.

The Division Offices are located on the Fourth Floor of The Shearn Moody Plaza at the corner of Strand and Rosenberg in Galveston. 

722 Moody 5th Floor

Galveston, Texas   77550

Voice: 409-770-5545

Fax: 409-770-5591

Email: "BrownC" at Co.Galveston.TX.US

Pages of interest to the Texas Association of County Budget and Planning Administrators and the Texas Association of Counties Budget Officer List.