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Meeting Date:
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6/27/2024 - 6:00 PM
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Category:
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Consideration and Possible Action Item(s):
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Type:
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Action
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Subject:
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RFQ-041-2024-2025 Contingent Fee Contract for Services Related to Delinquent Tax Collections
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District Goals:
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Enclosure
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File Attachment:
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Summary:
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Crowley ISD has elected to issue an RFQ for services related to a Contingent Fee Contract for Delinquent Tax Collections.
Administration will submit the list of respondents to the RFQ to the Board for consideration and possible action.
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Budgetary Impact:
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TBD by actual delinquent collections.
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Recommendation:
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***MUST READ BEFORE MOTION:
After having provided adequate notice as required by Sec. 2254.1036 of the Texas Government Code, the approval of the Agreement for Tax Collection Services (“Agreement”) with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is approved and the President of the Board of Education of the Crowley Independent School District is authorized to execute this Agreement.
After exercising its due diligence, the Crowley Independent School District (“District”) Board of Education finds that:
1. There is a substantial need for the legal services to be provided pursuant to the Agreement;
2. These legal services cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the District at a reasonable cost;
3. These legal services cannot reasonably be obtained from attorneys in private practice under an agreement providing only for the payment of hourly fees, without regard to the outcome of the matter, because of the nature of delinquent tax penalties provided by Texas Tax Code Sections 6.30, 33.07, 33.08, 33.11, and 33.48 and because the District does not have the funds to pay the estimated amounts required under an agreement only for the payment of hourly fees;
4. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, is well qualified and competent to perform the legal services required to comply with the terms of this Agreement;
5. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP has previously provided these specialized legal services to the District with professionalism and exceptional service. Additionally, many nearby school districts and other taxing entities have relied on the collection expertise of the Linebarger law firm for 45 years. Those entities have been well satisfied with the quality and outcome of the legal services provided.
6. The approval of this Agreement with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the result of an arm’s length transaction between the District and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP and is fair and reasonable.
***MOTION:
I now make a motion to award RFQ-041-2024-2025 Contingent Fee Contract for Delinquent Tax Collections to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, as presented.
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Approvals:
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Recommended By:
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Signed By:
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Leon Fisher - Chief Financial Officer
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Signed By:
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Michael McFarland - Superintendent
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Vote Results:
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| Original Motion | | Member June Davis Moved, Member Gary Grassia seconded to approve the Original motion '***MUST READ BEFORE MOTION:
After having provided adequate notice as required by Sec. 2254.1036 of the Texas Government Code, the approval of the Agreement for Tax Collection Services (“Agreement”) with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is approved and the President of the Board of Education of the Crowley Independent School District is authorized to execute this Agreement.
After exercising its due diligence, the Crowley Independent School District (“District”) Board of Education finds that:
1. There is a substantial need for the legal services to be provided pursuant to the Agreement;
2. These legal services cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the District at a reasonable cost;
3. These legal services cannot reasonably be obtained from attorneys in private practice under an agreement providing only for the payment of hourly fees, without regard to the outcome of the matter, because of the nature of delinquent tax penalties provided by Texas Tax Code Sections 6.30, 33.07, 33.08, 33.11, and 33.48 and because the District does not have the funds to pay the estimated amounts required under an agreement only for the payment of hourly fees;
4. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, is well qualified and competent to perform the legal services required to comply with the terms of this Agreement;
5. Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP has previously provided these specialized legal services to the District with professionalism and exceptional service. Additionally, many nearby school districts and other taxing entities have relied on the collection expertise of the Linebarger law firm for 45 years. Those entities have been well satisfied with the quality and outcome of the legal services provided.
6. The approval of this Agreement with Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP is the result of an arm’s length transaction between the District and Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP and is fair and reasonable.
***MOTION:
I now make a motion to award RFQ-041-2024-2025 Contingent Fee Contract for Delinquent Tax Collections to Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP, as presented.'. Upon a Roll-Call Vote being taken, the vote was: Aye: 6 Nay: 0 Abstain: 1. | | The motion Carried 6 - 0 | | | | | June Davis | Yes | | Mia Hall | Abstain | | Gary Grassia | Yes | | LaTonya Mayfield | Yes | | Nedra Robinson | Yes | | Kelicia Stevenson | Yes | | Daryl Davis | Yes | |
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