In addition, some county departments contract with private vendors for janitorial services at county buildings. Findings El Paso County lacks a formal outsourcing process run by a centralized department. While El Paso County outsources many activities, the process is conducted on an ad hoc basis. El Paso County has not adopted a systematic approach to coordinate and manage outsourcing projects across a range of government services, operations, and assets. No one individual, department, or group is responsible for setting policy for outsourcing.
Some departments maintain cost data for comparison against outside proposals.
Others may lack the resources to collect such data. Similarly, some county departments have been successful in monitoring vendor compliance with contractual terms, while others find it difficult to provide a current list of contracts in which they are involved. A formal outsourcing program could provide benefits to El Paso County. A formal outsourcing program would provide county departments and the commissioners court with improved information for outsourcing decisions and enhance information sharing among departments. After the program identifies and collects information on potential outsourcing projects, it would screen, plan, and implement them.