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A21. • Pre-Selected ItemCity of Austin (Travis County)

A contract for telecommunication services for all City departments through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative contract program, for an initial term of one year with up to four one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $16,000,000. Funding: $3,200,000 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Pulled by Council Member Duchen.

Presented in: City of Austin City Council Work Session on 2026-09-22
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 9.1/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (11 - 0)
“Motion to approve A contract for telecommunication services for all City departments through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative contract program, for an initial term of one year with up to four o”
ZQ
Zohaib Qadri
Councilmember, District 9
YES
MD
Marc Duchen
Councilmember, District 10
YES
PE
Paige Ellis
Councilmember, District 8
YES
KL
Krista Laine
Councilmember, District 6
YES
VF
Vanessa Fuentes
Councilmember, District 2
YES
JV
José Velásquez
Councilmember, District 3
YES
NH
Natasha Harper-Madison
Councilmember, District 1
YES
RA
Ryan Alter
Councilmember, District 5
YES
MS
Mike Siegel
Councilmember, District 7
YES
J"
José "Chito" Vela
Councilmember, District 4
YES
KW
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

A contract for telecommunication services for all City departments through the Texas Department of Information Resources cooperative contract program, for an initial term of one year with up to four one-year extension options in an amount not to exceed $16,000,000. Funding: $3,200,000 is available in the Operating Budgets of various City departments. Funding for the remaining contract term is contingent upon available funding in future budgets. Pulled by Council Member Duchen.

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 9.1/10). 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).