HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 15 - Police ConsultingMEMO TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRUNO RUMBELOW, CITY MANAGER
MEETING DATE: SEPTEMBER 15, 2026
SUBJECT: PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT FOR ANNUAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT RACIAL PROFILING REPORTING COMPLIANCE, EEOC
DATA COLLECTION, FEDERAL GRANT APPLICATIONS AND
CONSULTING SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION: City Council to consider approval of a Professional Services Agreement
with Del Carmen Consulting, LLC for annual racial profiling compliance,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) compliance, and
professional consulting services for the Police Department.
FUNDING SOURCE: Funds are available in the CCPD Fund for an amount not to exceed
$126,750.
BACKGROUND: The Police Department has utilized the professional services of Del
Carmen Consulting LLC for approximately 12 years. The proposed
agreement combines the Department's racial profiling compliance, EEOC
compliance and related data analysis, and professional consulting
services into one comprehensive agreement.
Services include quarterly audits and analysis of motor vehicle stops and
traffic -related searches, preparation of the annual racial profiling report,
EEOC data analysis, policy and procedure review, crime and
organizational data analysis, training and policy consultation, Force
Application review, and Early Intervention System consultation.
Dr. Alex del Carmen is a nationally recognized criminologist and law
enforcement consultant with extensive experience providing services to
law enforcement agencies throughout the country. His areas of expertise
include racial profiling compliance, law enforcement policy, data analysis,
crime prevention, and organizational best practices. He has instructed for
the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) and the FBI
National Academy and has served as a certified grant evaluator for the
United States Department of Justice.
The agreement is for the period of October 1, 2026, through September
30, 2027, at a total annual cost of $126,750. This procurement is 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
DEL CARMEN
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January 29, 2026
The Grapevine Police Department
Chief Michael Hamlin
1007 Ira E. Woods Ave.,
Grapevine, TX 76051
Dear Chief Hamlin,
As per our earlier conversation today, my firm is committed to engage in the
following Annual Professional Consulting Services (October 1, 2026—September 30, 2027,
renewable each year). It is my understanding that this agreement will be automatically
renewed each year.
Scope of Work:
The following services are to be provided during the upcoming fiscal year:
1. Review specific (critical) policies and ensure law enforcement best practices based
upon the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP), the United States
Department of Justice (USDOJ), the most current federal and/ or state law, and
Texas Police Chief Association Foundation Recognition Program (TPCAF), and the
Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement (CALEA) are in place.
2. Assist in the drafting, reviewing, and providing comments of annual reports, crime
analysis reports, and external and internal reports pertaining to data, policies, and
practices, as necessary and/or needed.
3. Serve as a consultant throughout the year to create and maintain a policy
interconnectivity and change impact analysis, training prioritization analysis, and
annual independent report on audits and other areas reviewed throughout the
year.
4. Create systems that would allow the Department to self -monitor activities such as
crime prevention programs, patrol deployment strategies, COMPSTAT initiatives,
etc.
DEL CARMEN
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5. Assist the Department in creating In -Service and/or training curriculum, in
compliance with Texas Commission on Law Enforcement (TCOLE) standards and
based upon law enforcement best practices and current needs of the employees
and the community. This would be done through a completion of the Gap Analysis
for training.
6. Perform quarterly audits on motor vehicle stops, analyze traffic related searches
and draft the annual report on racial profiling in an effort to comply with state law.
7. Provide reviews of Internal Affairs complaints and certain other complaints (Racial
Profiling and/or Force Application), as requested by the Office of Chief of Police.
8. Review Department promotional process and provide feedback based on best
practices models.
9. Draft the Force Application Analysis Reports, annually, and provide quarterly
audits on Force Application events, investigations, and internal processes
associated with Force Application.
10. Provide consulting services specific to the Department's Early Intervention System
(EIS), to include system management, data recording, reporting, and value setting.
11.. Analyze city-wide data related to EEOC. Cost for this particular service: $28,000.
The total annual cost for all services is $126,750.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Alex del Carmen, Ph.D.
Criminologist