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K.11 • ResolutionCity of Farmers Branch (Dallas County)
Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-242 authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchasing order and such other agreements as may be necessary to effectuate the purchase of Mobile Radio Equipment for use by the Police and Fire Departments, including five (5) years of maintenance for the equipment, pursuant to the City’s joint operations with the North Texas Emergency Communication Center (NTECC) for the amount of $1,897,091.46; and take appropriate actions.
Presented in: City of Farmers Branch: City Council Meeting on 2024-12-10
Official Roll-Call Vote
Expands Gov't • 4.9/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-242 authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchasing order and such other agreements as may be necessary to effectuate the purchase of Mobile Radio Equipment for use by the Police and Fire Departments, including five (5) years of maintenance for the equipment, pursuant to the City’s joint operations with the North Texas Emergency Communication Center (NTECC) for the amount of $1,897,091.46; and take appropriate actions.”
TL
Terry Lynne
Mayor
YES
LG
Lupe Gonzalez
Councilmember, Place 1
YES
TB
Tina Bennett-Burton
Councilmember, Place 2
YES
DR
David Reid
Councilmember, Place 3
YES
EV
Elizabeth Villafranca
Councilmember, Place 4
YES
RN
Roger Neal
Councilmember, Place 5
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Resolution: Consider approving Resolution No. 2024-242 authorizing the City Manager to execute a purchasing order and such other agreements as may be necessary to effectuate the purchase of Mobile Radio Equipment
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). 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).