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Council limits contingency-fee contract to three years with 30‑day cancellation
Summary
Council amended a proposed five‑year contingency contract for municipal-collections services to a three‑year term with 30‑day cancellation after members expressed concern about locking the city into a long arrangement.
Councilmembers amended terms of a proposed contingent‑fee contract with a collections law firm so the contract would run three years with a 30‑day cancellation provision rather than the five years and 180‑day notice originally proposed.
The mayor led the request to shorten the term and reduce the notice period so the city could more quickly address any contractual problems. One councilmember said a five‑year term would be "a little bit of a stretch" for a new venture and supported scaling it back. After a motion to change the term was made and seconded, the council voted 6–0 to adopt the amendment.
The amendment was presented during discussion of a resolution that would authorize adding a 30% collection fee in accordance with the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The vendor was present for questions but council members emphasized the need to protect the city’s interests and retain flexibility to terminate if performance was unsatisfactory.
