Authorize a one-time purchase of 600 wireless routers/modems and battery packs and a three-year service price agreeme...

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

2026-0012 Authorize a one-time purchase of 600 wireless routers/modems and battery packs and a three-year service price agreement for management software, for the Dallas County Elections Department, for the period of January 6, 2026 through January 5, 2029, with Complete Tablet Solutions, LTD dba CTS Mobility, through the Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract No. DIR-CPO-5089, authorized by Chapter 271, section 271.102(a)(c) of the Texas Local Government Code – Amount not to exceed $1,744,710.00 On a motion made by Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and seconded by Commissioner Andrew Sommerman, the following order was passed and adopted by the Commissioners Court of Dallas County, State of Texas: BRIEFING DATE: January 6, 2026 FUNDING SOURCE: 100.12000.1215.62225.10000.0000 Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby Authorize a one-time purchase of 600 wireless routers/modems and battery packs and a three-year service price agreement for management software, for the Dallas County Elections Department, for the period of January 6, 2026 through January 5, 2029, with Complete Tablet Solutions, LTD dba CTS Mobility, through the Department of Information Resources (DIR) contract No. DIR-CPO-5089, authorized by Chapter 271, section 271.102(a)(c) of the Texas Local Government Code – Amount not to exceed $1,744,710.00 Done in open Court January 6, 2026 by the following vote: IN FAVOR: County Judge Clay Jenkins, Commissioner Dr. Theresa Daniel, Commissioner John Wiley Price, Commissioner Dr. Elba Garcia, and Commissioner Andrew Sommerman OPPOSED: None ABSTAINED:

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 2.7/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).