AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
ACM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE: March 7, 2017
SUBJECT
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Consider adoption of an ordinance accepting competitive proposals and awarding a three (3) year agreement for Collection Services for Municipal Court Fines (Part C), by and between the City of Denton, Texas and Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, and Sampson, LLP; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (RFP 6133 Part C-awarded to Linebarger, Goggan, Blair, and Sampson, LLP in an amount which is contingent upon its monetary recoveries from persons, in accordance with the percentages expressed in attached contract).
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RFP INFORMATION
Municipal Court is responsible for the collection of fines resulting from the issuance of citations by various law enforcement agencies. After a defendant enters a plea before the Judge, a fine is assessed as a part of the judgment. Payment of the fine is due at the time of the assessment; however, the defendant also has the option to request a thirty (30) day extension by completing a Collections Contact Information sheet. If the defendant is unable to pay within the agreed thirty day timeframe, the defendant may apply for an additional payment agreement with the Court Collections office. If the defendant does not qualify for an additional arrangement, the fine amount becomes due immediately.
A Capias Pro-Fine Warrant is issued for the defendant's arrest in the event he or she does not pay within the initial thirty (30) day timeframe, fails to qualify for an additional arrangement or defaults on an existing payment arrangement. A $50.00 fee is added to the fine upon issuance of the warrant. If the defendant has not remitted payment within sixty (60) days from the activation date of the warrant, the debt is referred to a third party collection vendor. Municipal Court's agreement with a collection vendor includes a mark-up of thirty percent (30%), as mandated by the...
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