Nederland Notice of Public Meeting 10-26-2026NOTICE OF A PUBLIC MEETING
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the City of Nederland Council will be held on
October 26th , 2026 at 5:30 PM for the purpose of considering and taking action on all matters on
the agenda for the meeting, including approval of an agreement with the law firm of Linebarger
Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP as special counsel to perform all legal services necessary to collect
unpaid fines, fees and court costs as provided in Tx Code of Criminal Procedure Art. 103.0031
and authorizing the execution of such agreement.
The agreement to be considered is necessary for the unpaid fines, fees and court costs owed
to the City of Nederland to be collected in the most effective manner. The City of Nederland
desires that such unpaid fines, fees and court costs be collected as provided in the Texas Code of
Criminal Procedure.
The Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP firm is fully qualified to provide this
representation, being the largest law firm specializing in the collection of governmental receivables
in the State of Texas, as well as the United States, and having been engaged in this specialized
legal service for 50 years. In addition, the Linebarger Goggan Blair and Sampson LLP firm
possesses infrastructure and technology, such as call center technology, that the City of Nederland
does not currently possess.
Linebarger Goggan Blair & Sampson, LLP has represented the City of Nederland in the
past with competence and professionalism, in the collection of unpaid fines, fees and court costs
for 6 years beginning November 19, 2019.
The specialized legal services required by this agreement cannot be adequately performed
by the attorneys and supporting personnel of the City of Nederland due to the high cost of
implementing the appropriate infrastructure and technology and employing sufficient in-house
attorneys and staff with the level of experience and competence necessary to perform these
activities.
Linebarger will be compensated on a contingent fee basis as provided in Tx Code of
Criminal Procedure Art. 103.0031. This Article specifically provides for an additional collection
fee in the amount of 30 percent in certain cases to compensate collection attorneys. A contract to
pay inside or outside attorneys on an hourly basis would represent an additional cost to the City of
Nederland.
Entering into the proposed agreement is in the best interests of the residents of the City of
Nederland because the unpaid fines, fees and court costs will be professionally and competently
collected without the additional costs to the City of implementing infrastructure and technology
and employing in-house personnel or paying outside counsel on an hourly fee basis which would
otherwise be required.