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COTJNTYOF DENTON $

THIS AGREEMENT is madeandenteredinto by and betweenDENTON INDEpENDENT

SCHooL DISTRICT by and tbrough its governingbody, hereinaftercalled
DISD, and SAWKO &
BURROUGI{S, L.L'P., Attorneysat Law, hereinaftercalled S&8" The pruposeof this
Agreement
is to extendand modiff the agreemententitled"Conhact For The Cotteciion
Of Delinquent Taxes,,
enteredinto by and betweenthe samepartieson December 7?,lggZ,and which
prior agteementis
incorporatedherein by reference-All provisionsofthe previousagreementwhicl are
not specifically
modified herein shall remainin lull fbrce and of effect as if recited hereinverbatim_

I.

DISD agreesto employand doesherebyemploy S&B to enforceby suit or

otherlegal means
the collectionof all delinguentad valorerntaxes,penaltyandinterestowing
ro DISD. All delinquent
ta( mat0ersheretofore initiated and/orundertakenby S&B pursuanr to
the terms of the 1997
agreementshall becomesubject to the terns of this contract as well as
all r:npaidtaxcs which
becomedelinquenton July I t' ofany succeedingyearduring the term of this
agreement.Bankruptoy
suit casesresolvedbefbreJuly I must includecurrenty.^t autinquentt&\es
i"rrirrr arealso subject
to the terms of this contract.

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S&B is to cail to the atteutionof the DISD's designatedtax collector
(,,TaxCollector,,)or
other officials, any elTors,doubleassessmen6 or other,discrepanciescomingunderhis observation
during the progress of thc work, and s&B is to interv.n" oo behalf
of DISD in all suits for ad
valorem taxes.ofpropertywithin its geographicallimits.

m.
DISD agrees.to
!rmi$ a delinquent
jurisdiction.SA,Bwill fumish
taxroll to s&B on all properlywithinDISD,staring
delinquent
taxstatements andwill assumer.esponsibility
for having
penaltyandintcrestcomputed on saidstatements
beforestatements aremailedto propcrtyowners.

ry.
s&B agreesto determinethe name,idcntity,and locationof
tl:e necessa.ry
parties,and legal
descriptionof the propery, to filc suit, to havecitation
issqedand served,or interveneon behalfof
Dr urwqsEtcr1d{-AG r€il;N,
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DISD in all suits for ad valorem taxesfiled by auothertaxing unit"

unareduceto judgment and sale
any ProPertywithin thc DISD's trxing jurisdiction upor,*hi"h DISD
*.y ^""jorplace a lien for
taxes.

S&B shall trave the auhority to procrue on behalf of DISD

the necessarydata and
information as to the nalne,identity, and location of the
necessaryparties,and legal de;ffi;;
the property to be sold- S&B agrcesto suefor recoveryof these
costsas court costsas provided by
TexasPropertyTax CodeScction33.48" S&B agree.to
U. solely responsiblefor costs,whether
recoverEdas costsof corut or not, aud shaltnot seekreimbwsement
orrecovery ofthese costsfrom
DISD.

V.

S&B agreesto makeprogress,"p_ort,to DISD upon requestand

sharradvisethe DISD
concemingdelinquentaccounts
rvhereaninvestigation
revealsmitigatingcircumstances,

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DISDagreesto payto S&B ascomp€nsation for services
requiredhereunder fifteenpercent
(15%)of theamountcollectedon all delinqyol taxes,penalty
and,interestfor thererrncoveredby
thisagreement, andactuallycollectedandpaidthecollecto,f ito.r. Thepenalty
to section 33'0? of-theTexasPropertyTax code is not irnposedprusuant 1-
subjectto this contractual fee. All
compensation providedfor hereirrshallbecomethepropertyorsag at the
ta)tes,penalty,interestandcostsln thecollectorof ta:<es, time of payment of the
suijectto thetermsofv^ rta^r
this agreement. The
collectorshallpayto S&B saidfundsmonthlyby checi<.

Vil.

The DISD agreesto turn over to the S&B for collection

on or beforeFebruary l, 2000 all
curent yesrdelinquentbusiness personalpropertytu<esandmobilehometa(es.
the sameor similar methodsusedto collect other S&B shallemploy
ad valoremtaxesto collect theseaxes at no cost
to the.DISD' This procedurewill be in placebefween
February1,, arrdJune30,hof eachcalendar
year during which this agreemenlis in effecl
In July or"u"t year during which this agreement
in effect' s&B shall provide to I)ISD a report indicating is
the total delinquentbusinesspersonal
property ta:<esand mobile home taxes tr.rncd
over to sag and the totai amount of delinguent ,I
businesspersonalpropertytaxesandmobilehome
taxescollectedexclusiveof interest,penalty,
attomey'sfees. and

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VIII.
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Thetermof this contact shallbe fromJanuaryl,2000until
Juue 30.2002.In consideration
of the termsandcompensation ltereinstated,S&B herebyacceptssaiclemployrnent
the performanceof this conrractas abovewritten- andundertakes

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AMENDMENTS
FORTHE

STATE OF'TEXAS
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COI]NTY OF'DENTON
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The Amendmentsfor the tax collectionsAgreementbetweenSawko & Burroughs,
L.L.p.
Attomeysat Law andtheDentonIndependentSchoolDistrict havebeenapproved
as follows:
Article VI of saidAgreementshallbe andis herebyamendedto read,in its entirety,
asfollows:

VI.

"DISD agreesto pay S&B as comperyatronfor servicesrequired

hereunderthe maximum
allowableto,be chargedas either additionalpenaltyto defraycostsof collection
underTexasproperty
Tax CodeSecfion33'07or asattorney'sfeesunderT.*., PropertyTax Code
Section33.4g,whichever is
applicable'for the term coveredby this Agreement,which amountscharged
are actuallycollectedand
paid the collectorof taxes. All compensation
providedfor hereinshallbecJmethepropertyof S&B at the
time of paymentof the taxes,penalty,interestand coststo the collectorof
taxes,s.rbjectto the termsof
this Agreement.The collectorshallpay to s&B saidfundsmonthlyby check.,'

Article VII of saidAgreementshall be and is herebyamended

by addingthe following sentence
to the endof saidArticle:

vII,
"In the eventthat the contractperiodprovidedhereinshall expirewithout
terminationor renewal,this
Contractshallautomaticallybe extendidfor successivethirty 1io;-aayperiodsuntil andunlessDISD in
its sole discretionelectsto terminatesameby grving sai! ihidy
termination." irby auyr, prior written notice of

TheseConhactAmendments areexecutedon behalfof FirstPartyby thepresidentof its goveming

bodywho is authorizedto executethis instrumentby Resolutionheretofore
passedthis the z4th dayofJ'ne
2002,n DentonCounty,Texas.

SAWKO & BITRROUGIIS.L.L.P. DENTON INDEPENDENT

Attomey at Law

IndependentSchool District
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DISD shall havethe right to soonerterminatethis conhact by giving thirty (30)
days prior
written noticeof suchintention- Determinationof causeor rcasonfor te.mination
shall be maie in
DISD's solediscretion In the eveotoftermination ofthis agreencent,
S&B shallbe entitledto receive
and retain all compcnsationearnedas of the dateof said termination.

on theterminationof this iryreeureutS&B sha{lhavean additionalninety (90)

daysto reduce
to judgment all suits filed in accordance teqns of tlds agreementprior to six (6) months
Aft F"
from the date of termination and provided fiuther th4hsecond PJty s5all f,*ai"io conctusion all
suitsin which tial courtjudgments havebeenobtainehduring ttrepl;oa
of dris contractand which
areappealedby any party. l
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If any portion of this'conhrst is deemedun"nfdrceabledue to operation
of law or otherwise,
allremaining provisionsshall continueto operalein frill force and parties
thc shall be bound thcrcby
until the end of the contractterm. I
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XII. i
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This contractis executedon behalfof DISD by thepresidentof its goveming
body who is
authorized
to execute
thisinstumentbyorderheretofore passedthisthel4rhdayof December,1999,
in DentonCounty,Texas. .

sAw INDPPENDENT
SCHOOLDISTRICT
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By:
Dr. JimAlexander,
President
Boardof Trustees

Rick Woolfolk, Secretary

Board of Trustees

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