HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 31 - EEOP Data Collection MEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
SUBJECT: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL RACIAL
PROFILING REPORTING COMPLIANCE, QUARTERLY DATA
ANALYSIS, EEOP DATA COLLECTION, AND CONSULTING SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider the approval of a contract for annual racial
profiling reporting, quarterly data analysis, Equal Employment Opportunity
Program (EEOP) data collection with Del Carmen Consulting, LLC for the
Police Department.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the CCPD Fund for an amount not to exceed
$128,000.
BACKGROUND: This procurement is for quarterly and annual independent review of State
mandated department data collection associated with racial profiling,
quarterly data analysis, assistance with annual reports, and Equal
Employment Opportunity Program (EEOP) reporting. In addition, it
provides for the yearly collection and analyzation of crime data, along with
the appraisal of current and future department policies, application of
force procedures, as well as the associated training curriculum for all
Police Department employees as needed.
Alex del Carmen, Ph.D., is currently an Associate Dean and Professor
(McKenzie Family Endowed Professor) at Tarleton State University,
College of Liberal and Fine Arts, School of Criminology, Criminal Justice
and Strategic Studies. He is an instructor for the Texas Commission on
Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and the FBI National Academy, as well as a
certified grant evaluator for the United States Department of Justice. His
research and fields of expertise are law enforcement, racial profiling,
ethnicity and crime, and crime prevention.
This procurement will be made in accordance with Local Government
Code Chapter 252, Subchapter B, § 252.022. General Exemptions (a) (4),
personal, professional or planning services.
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