NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING  Notice is hereby given that a meeting of City of Alice City Council will be held on June 18, 2024 at 3:00 pm at the City of Alice City Hall, 500 E Main Street, Alice, Texas 78333 for the purpose of considering and taking action on all matters on the agenda for the meeting, including approval of an agreement with the law firm of Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP as special counsel toj perform all legal services necessary to collect unpaid fines, fees and court costs as provided in' Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 103.0031 and authorizing the execution  ofs such agreement.  The agreement tol be considered is necessary for the unpaid fines, fees and court costs owed to the City of Alice to be collected in the most effective manner. The City desires that such unpaid fines, fees and court costs be collected as provided in the' Texas Code of Criminal Procedure. The Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP firm is fully qualified to provide this representation, being the largest law firm specializing int the collection of governmental receivables in the State of Texas, as well as the United States, and having been engaged in this specialized legal service for more than 40 years. In addition, the Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson, LLP firm possesses infrastructure and technology, such as call center technology, that the City does not  currently possess.  Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP has represented City for the past fourteen years with competence and professionalism, in the collection of unpaid fines, fees and court costs  beginning on 08/01/2010.  The specialized legal services required by this agreement cannot be adequately performed by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City due to the high cost of implementing the appropriate infrastructure and technology and employing sufficient in- house attorneys and staff with the level ofe experience and competence necessary to perform these activities.  Linebarger will be compensated on a contingent fee basis as provided in Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Article 103.0031. This Article specifically provides for an additional collection fee in the amount of30 percent in certain cases to compensate collection attorneys. A contract to pay inside or outside attorneys on an hourly basis would represent an additional cost to  the City.  Entering into the proposed agreement is in the best interests of the residents of the City because the unpaid fines, fees and court costs will be professionally and competently collected without the additional costs to the City of implementing infrastructure and technology, and employing in-house personnel or paying outside counsel on an hourly fee basis which would  otherwise be required.  Posted on Friday, June 14,2 2024at 130 p-m. & Odilia Rodriguez, City Clerk