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I. • CONSENT ITEMSCity of Galveston (Galveston County)
Consider approval for payment to Texas Background Investigators LLP for the outsourcing of pre-employment police cadet and lateral police officer applicants, committing up to a total amount of $22,000.00. This action is necessary to improve the cost effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness of the department's hiring process for sworn personnel. (D. Balli)
Presented in: City of Galveston City Council Regular Meeting on 2026-09-17
Official Roll-Call Vote
Routine / Procedural • 0.0 Score Impact
PASSED (7 - 0)
“Motion to approve Consider approval for payment to Texas Background Investigators LLP for the outsourcing of pre-employment police cadet and lateral police officer applicants, committing up to a total amount of $22,000.00. This action is necessary to improve the cost effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness of the department's hiring process for sworn personnel. (D. Balli)”
JP
John Paul Listowski
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
SB
Sharon B. Lewis
Councilmember (District 1)
YES
JL
Jeffrey L. Taylor
Councilmember (District 2)
YES
BB
Bob Brown
Councilmember (District 3)
YES
AP
Alex Porretto
Councilmember (District 4)
YES
MN
Michael Niebuhr
Councilmember (District 5)
YES
JM
Jason M. Hardcastle
Councilmember (District 6)
YES
Staff Report & Agenda Item Details
Consider approval for payment to Texas Background Investigators LLP for the outsourcing of pre-employment police cadet and lateral police officer applicants, committing up to a total amount of $22,000.00. This action is necessary to improve the cost effectiveness, efficiency and timeliness of the department's hiring process for sworn personnel. (D. Balli)
Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis
This docket item is classified as NEUTRAL (0.0 Score Impact). Routine administrative reports, monthly accounts payable/disbursement registers, minutes approvals, and procedural motions are logged for public transparency but carry zero weight in calculating an official's Roll-Call Freedom Score.