Authorize and approve Gartner Executive Program Membership for Strategic IT Leadership Support using Department of In...

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2025-1411 Authorize and approve Gartner Executive Program Membership for Strategic IT Leadership Support using Department of Information Resources (DIR) Contract No. DIR-CPO-5353, authorized by Section 271.102(a)-(c) of the Texas Local Government Code - Amount not to exceed $86,538 for the nine-month fixed term agreement, using funding from the Major Technology Fund Account - Other Professional Services (100.19500.1090.62225.10000.0000) 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: December 2, 2025 FUNDING SOURCE: MAJOR TECHNOLOGY FUND Be it resolved and ordered that the Dallas County Commissioners Court does hereby authorize and approve the County Judge to sign a contract and related documents for Gartner Executive Program Membership for Strategic IT Leadership Support for the period of nine-months from January 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026, with Gartner, Inc. in the amount not to exceed $86,538 using DIR-CPO-5253 and using funding available in the Major Technology Fund Account - Other Professional Services (100.19500.1090.62225.10000.0000). Done in open Court December 2, 2025 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: 2.2/10). 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).