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Three firms pitch municipal court collections to Hollywood Park council; decision deferred to next meeting
Summary
Linebarger, Purdue Brandon and MBBA each presented municipal court and receivables collection services. Council heard local capacity, communications methods and recovery statistics and will consider contract award at a later meeting.
Hollywood Park — The City Council heard presentations from three firms offering court-collections services and did not take immediate action, leaving a contract decision for a future meeting.
Linebarger (represented by Ronald Rocha) described its nationwide operations, local offices and IT infrastructure and highlighted tax-collection statistics for local clients. Rocha said Linebarger handles government receivables, communicates by mail, phone and text, and provides case-tracking and reporting systems.
Purdue Brandon (Ben Trotter; Dan Romo) emphasized its focus on smaller and rural Texas communities, accessibility to local staff and a customizable program the firm said can be tailored to Hollywood Park's court process. Romo, who described a law-enforcement background, said the firm emphasizes transparency and technology investments and provides a portal for court staff and defendants.
MBBA (Steve Wagner; Mark Salinas) described its 13-year relationship with Hollywood Park's court, said its local client services coordinator has longstanding contacts with court staff and noted the firm has recovered more than $1.2 million in cash for the town over its tenure. MBBA urged continuity to avoid losing the gains made while the court stabilized.
Council President and staff set 10-minute presentation windows for each firm; presenters provided written proposals and answered council questions about fees, skip tracing, bilingual services and treatment of nonmonetary resolutions. Several presenters explained that reported "amount resolved" for referrals includes noncash case resolutions such as community service and judicial dispositions as well as cash payments.
Council thanked the firms and said staff will evaluate proposals and bring a recommendation to the next council meeting.
