HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 29 - Police Reporting and ComplianceMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: OCTOBER 7, 2025
SUBJECT: PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT RACIAL PROFILING REPORTING COMPLIANCE,
EEOPDATA COLLECTION, FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS AND
CONSULTING SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider the approval of a personal services contract for
annual racial profiling and Equal Employment Opportunity reporting and
compliance with Del Carmen Consulting, LLC for the Police Department.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the General Fund (Police) for an amount not to
exceed $126,750.
BACKGROUND: This procurement is for the Police Department and includes 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.
Dr. Alex del Carmen has provided services to the Grapevine Police
Department for 11 years. 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.
Staff recommends approval.
RG/LW