STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 27, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year service contract, with three one-year renewal options, for the collection of delinquent fines and fees for violations of City ordinances, traffic, and state laws, excluding parking violations - Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, most advantageous proposer of four - Estimated Annual Gross Revenue: $7,891,666.67 - General Fund ($4,937,991.00), Technology Fund ($184,139.00), Security Fee Fund ($138,104.34), Juvenile Case Manager Fund ($110,483.33), Dallas Tomorrow Fund ($153,449.00), and Special Contract Collection Fund ($2,367,500.00) (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
This service contract will provide collection services for delinquent fines and fees for violations of City ordinances, traffic and state laws, excluding parking violations.
Court and Detention Services is responsible for the collection and processing of fines and fees associated with Class C misdemeanor and civil violations enforced within the City limits. Cases which are unresolved and are 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.
Per state law, the awarded vendor will receive a 30 percent add-on commission which is paid by the defendant on cases originating on or after June 18, 2003. No commission will be paid on cases preceding that date, in accordance with current interpretation of state law. The annual net revenue amount reflects the portion that the City will retain after the 30 percent add-on commission and associated State fees are paid to the awarded vendor and the State of Texas respectively.
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