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Read. Follow. Verify.Contract Approval for HR Employment Verification Services
Record date · May 21, 2026
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What This Bill Does
The Austin City Council is considering a contract to handle unemployment claims and employment eligibility verification for the city's Human Resources department. The proposal includes ing an initial $44,346 expenditure and authorizing an $84,000 increase, bringing the total contract value to $504,346.
This action authorizes the city to spend up to $504,346 in taxpayer funds to outsource administrative tasks related to employee records and unemployment claims to private vendors.
Who It Affects
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Austin Human Resources
The department is outsourcing specific administrative verification and claims processing tasks to external vendors.
Equifax Workforce Solutions LLC
The company is the contracted vendor receiving payment for employment verification services.
Appriss Insights, LLC
The company is a contracted vendor receiving payment for employment verification services.
Key Facts
- The total contract amount for employment verification services is capped at $504,346.
- The city is ratifying an initial $44,346 contract for unemployment claims and I-9 verification.
- The city is authorizing an $84,000 amendment to the existing contract.
- The services provided include unemployment claims processing, I-9 employment eligibility verification, and employment/record verification.
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- The $44,346 portion of the funding was sourced from prior fiscal years' operating budgets.
- The $84,000 increase is funded through the current Austin Human Resources operating budget.
- The vendors involved are Equifax Workforce Solutions LLC and Appriss Insights, LLC.
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The document includes a ratification of $44,346, suggesting that services were already being performed or paid for prior to this formal approval.
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