Finance & Governance  
Committee  
Minutes  
Tuesday, March 25, 2025, 11:00 AM  
Chair: Amanda Sawyer, Vice Chair: Diana Romero Campbell  
Members: Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Paul Kashmann, Shontel M. Lewis, Amanda P. Sandoval,  
Darrell Watson  
Staff: Luke Palmisano  
Attendance  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Present:  
Absent:  
Action Items  
Approves a contract with Protiviti Government Services, Inc. for  
$6,000,000.00 and for five years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to  
provide On-Call Professional Information Technology Staffing Services to  
augment City staff as needed, citywide. (TECHS-202577749-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0281 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Link Tech, LLC for $6,000,000.00 and for five  
years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional  
Information Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed,  
citywide (TECHS-202577631-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0282 be approved for filing carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Apex Systems, LLC for $6,000,000.00 and for  
five years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional  
Information Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed,  
citywide (TECHS-202577640-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0283 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with KForce, Inc. for $6,000,000.00 and for five years  
with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional Information  
Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed, citywide  
(TECHS-202577618-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0284 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Comcentric, Inc. for $6,000,000.00 and for five  
years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional  
Information Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed,  
citywide (TECHS-202577617-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0285 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Instantserve LLC for $6,000,000.00 and for five  
years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional  
Information Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed,  
citywide (TECHS-202578018-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0286 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Innovar Group dba Hire Power, Inc. for  
$6,000,000.00 and for five years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to  
provide On-Call Professional Information Technology Staffing Services to  
augment City staff as needed, citywide (TECHS-202577619-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0287 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Compri Consulting, Inc. for $6,000,000.00 and for  
five years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional  
Information Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed,  
citywide (TECHS-202577616-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0288 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Akkodis, Inc. for $6,000,000.00 and for five years  
with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional Information  
Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed, citywide  
(TECHS-202577688-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0289 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Eight Eleven Group, LLC dba Brooksource for  
$14,000,000.00 and for five years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to  
provide On-Call Professional Information Technology Staffing Services to  
augment City staff as needed, including Elevate IT workforce  
transformation program services from existing contract with vendor,  
citywide (TECHS-202577614-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0290 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
0
Aye:  
Nay:  
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with Experis US LLC for $6,000,000.00 and for five  
years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to provide On-Call Professional  
Information Technology Staffing Services to augment City staff as needed,  
citywide (TECHS-202577653-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0291 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Approves a contract with 22ND Century Technologies, Inc for  
$6,000,000.00 and for five years with an end date of 05-01-2030 to  
provide On-Call Professional Information Technology Staffing Services to  
augment City staff as needed, citywide (TECHS-202577714-00).  
A motion offered by Council member Watson, duly seconded by Council member  
Kashmann, that Council Resolution 25-0292 be approved for filing, carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Romero Campbell, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Kashmann, Sandoval, Watson  
Aye:  
Nay:  
0
2 - Sawyer, Lewis  
Absent:  
Consent Items  
Approves a contract with Securus Technologies, LLC for $2,006,780.00  
and for five years with an end date of 03-15-2030 to provide  
telecommunications management at the City’s detention facilities, citywide  
(TECHS-202577792-00).  
Council Resolution 25-0371 was approved by consent  
Approves the Mayor’s reappointments to the Commission on Aging.  
Approves the reappointments of Chrissy Esposito and Erin Burk-Leaver to  
the Commission on Aging for a term ending on 03-31-2028 or until a  
successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-0379 was approved by consent  
Approves the Mayor’s appointment to the Denver American Indian  
Commission. Approves the appointment of Teddy McCullough to the  
Denver American Indian Commission for a term ending on 03-31-2028 or  
until a successor is duly appointed, citywide.  
Council Resolution 25-0380 was approved by consent  
Approves a Grant Agreement between the Regional Transportation District  
(RTD) and the City and County of Denver for $2,000,000.00 with an end  
date of 12-31-2027 to provide pass-through of Federal funding assistance  
for the “Federal Transit Administration Program for Transit-Oriented  
Development Planning Grant” program, superseding resolution 1821,  
series of 2024, in Council Districts 1, 2, 3 and 7 (CPLAN-202477587).  
Council Resolution 25-0383 was approved by consent  
Approves a rescission of $100,000.00 of Climate Protection Capital Funds  
from Electrified Mobility Improvements and appropriates $100,000.00 of  
Climate Protection Capital Funds for the Electrified Mobility Maintenance,  
citywide.  
Council Bill 25-0384 was approved by consent  
Approving the appointment of E. Patrick McDermott to the permanent  
panel of arbitrators created by City Council pursuant to Charter §§9.7.7(C),  
9.8.8(C), and 9.9.8(C).  
Council Resolution 25-0389 was approved by consent  
Approving the appointment of John Weathers to the permanent panel of  
arbitrators created by City Council pursuant to Charter §§9.7.7(C),  
9.8.8(C), and 9.9.8(C).  
Council Resolution 25-0393 was approved by consent