PILLAR: Core
AGENDA DATE: March 25, 2026
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
PRIORITY: Government Efficiency
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SUBJECT
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Authorize Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to exercise the second of three, one-year renewal options to the service contract with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP for collection of delinquent fines and fees for violations of City ordinances, traffic, and state laws, excluding parking violations - Estimated Annual Gross Revenue: General Fund ($19,561,282.00), Technology Fund ($288,197.00), Security Fee Fund ($344,682.00), Juvenile Case Manager Fund ($352,319.00), Dallas Tomorrow Fund ($151,643.00), Special Contract Collection Fund ($1,439,497.00), Dallas Animal Welfare Fund ($83,685.00), and Municipal Jury Fund ($59,021.00)
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BACKGROUND
This Supplemental Agreement will provide for continued collection of delinquent fines and fees for violations of City ordinances, traffic, and state laws, excluding parking violations. The Department of Municipal Court and Detention Services is responsible for the collection and processing of fines and fees associated with Class C misdemeanors and civil violations enforced within the city limits. Cases which are unresolved and become delinquent are assigned to a private vendor for collection. This service contract will enable the department to continue timely collection of delinquent amounts for traffic, ordinance, and state law violations.
On November 10, 2015, the City Council authorized a living wage policy that requires contractors to pay their employees a "living wage" rate as established annually by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Living Wage Calculator for Dallas County, by Resolution No. 15-2141. This contract renewal option includes the living wage of $12.38.
PRIOR ACTION/REVIEW (COUNCIL, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS)
On January 27, 2021, the City Council authorized a three-year se...
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