| Item Title: | Tax Office - Requesting that the Full Service Deputy contract termination dates be extended | | Submitted By: | Ruben P. Gonzalez, Tax Assessor-Collector, Tax Assessor-Collector's Office (915) 771-2305 | | Subject: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign an amendment requesting the contract termination dates for the following Full Service Deputy Offices be extended to September 30, 2020: El Paso Auto I (Contract No. 2020-0519), El Paso Auto II (Contract No. 2020-0520), El Paso Auto III (Contract No. 2020-0521), El Paso Auto IV (Contract No. 2020-0522), El Paso Auto V (Contract No. 2020-0523), El Paso Auto VI (Contract No. 2020-0524), EZ Auto Title Registration (Contract No. 2020-0513), Express Car Titling I (Contract No. 2020-0512), Express Car Titling II (Contract No. 2020-0514), Flash Auto Title Registration (Contract No. 2020-0516), Flash Auto Title Registration (Contract No. 2020-0515), Texas Auto Registration & Titles (Contract No. 2020-0517) and Tri-Star Auto Title Co. (Contract No. 2020-0518). | | Background: | On March 13, 2020, the Governor of Texas declared a disaster and the President of the United States invoked the Stafford Act in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic allowing political subdivisions to request that the Governor extend statutory deadlines via Texas Government Code 418.016(e) in relation to this emergency. | | Fiscal Impact: | None
| | Recommendation: | Approve and authorize the County Judge to sign an amendment requesting the contract termination dates for the following Full Service Deputy Offices be extended to September 30, 2020: El Paso Auto I (Contract No. 2020-0519), El Paso Auto II (Contract No. 2020-0520), El Paso Auto III (Contract No. 2020-0521), El Paso Auto IV (Contract No. 2020-0522), El Paso Auto V (Contract No. 2020-0523), El Paso Auto VI (Contract No. 2020-0524), EZ Auto Title Registration (Contract No. 2020-0513), Express Car Titling I (Contract No. 2020-0512), Express Car Titling II (Contract No. 2020-0514), Flash Auto Title Registration (Contract No. 2020-0516), Flash Auto Title Registration (Contract No. 2020-0515), Texas Auto Registration & Titles (Contract No. 2020-0517) and Tri-Star Auto Title Co. (Contract No. 2020-0518). | | Prior Action: | On 02/24/2020, Commissioners Court approved to terminate the Full Service Deputy contracts on March 31, 2020, however if their services were required past this date, the County of El Paso could request a temporary extension to the contracts.
On 03/30/2020, Commissioners Court approved that the contract termination dates be extended to June 30, 2020. | | Strategic Plan: | .. | | Strategic Plan Information: | |
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