PILLAR: Safe
AGENDA DATE: December 10, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Dallas Fire-Rescue Department
PRIORITY: N/A
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SUBJECT
Title
Authorize (1) a two-year interlocal Agreement with Dallas College in the amount of $1,000,000.00 for reimbursement to the City for Dallas Fire Rescue Department instructional services for the period December 10, 2025 through December 9, 2027; (2) the receipt and deposit of funds in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the DCCCD El Centro Fund; and (3) an increase in appropriations in an amount not to exceed $1,000,000.00 in the DCCCD El Centro Fund - Financing: General Fund $240,000.00 (subject to annual appropriations); Revenue: DCCCD El Centro Fund $1,000,000.00
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BACKGROUND
The City of Dallas owns and operates a fire academy approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and the Commission on Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education. Dallas College has agreed to place all authorized Fire Department training in the Community Service Program and to reimburse the City of Dallas for instructional salaries, equipment aids, printing, instructor travel, and office supplies with regard to the provision of basic training for the Dallas Fire-Rescue (DFR) recruits and in-service training for DFR veteran personnel. The reimbursement is paid to the City based on certifiable instructional hours from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Dallas College, formerly known as Dallas County Community College District, a Texas political subdivision of higher education encompasses all seven campuses, with each campus known as Dallas College:
• Brookhaven Campus
• Cedar Valley Campus
• Eastfield Campus
• El Centro Campus
• Mountain View Campus
• North Lake Campus
• Richland Campus
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On August 25, 2021, the City Council Authorized a two-year interlocal contract with El Centro College of the Dallas County Community College District for reimbursement of City of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department training cost for the period September 1, 2021 through August 31, 2023, by Resolution No. 21-1372.
On November 8, 2023, the City Council Authorized a two-year interlocal contract with Dallas College for reimbursement of City of Dallas Fire-Rescue Department training cost for the period September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2025, by Resolution No. 23-1567.
The City Council was briefed by memorandum regarding this item on December 8, 2025. <https://dallascityhall.com/government/citymanager/Documents/FY23-24%20Memos/PS%20Memo_11032023.pdf>
FISCAL INFORMATION
|
Fund |
FY 2026 |
FY 2027 |
Future Years |
|
General Fund |
$120,000.00 |
$120,000.00 |
$0.00 |
Revenue: DCCCD El Centro Fund $1,000,000.00
LOCAL PARTICIPATION
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Prime |
Status |
Workforce % |
|
Dallas College |
Local |
0.00% |
PROCUREMENT INFORMATION
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Interlocal Agreement/ Intergovernmental Agreement |
• Interlocal agreements/intergovernmental agreements allow the City to take advantage of competitively bid contracts by a State agency or local government and enable the City to purchase goods or services at lower prices |
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• Interlocal agreements/intergovernmental agreements are an alternative method of meeting the requirements for competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals, not an exception from that requirement |