Explanation
Background:
Ordinance 0906-2015 authorized the City Attorney to enter into the first year of a three year contract with LexisNexis, a division of Reed-Elsevier, Inc., for the provision of on-line legal research services which included Accurint for Government. The maximum amount of the contract was $55,675.20 with a term of 06/01/15 through 05/31/16.
The City Attorney has developed a need for five additional users to have access to Accurint for Government. The additional cost per user will be at the same rate of $98/mo./user as originally set in the contract.
Emergency: This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency measure in order for the modification to become effective as quickly as possible.
Fiscal Impact:
The additional cost for the balance of the five month term of the contract will be $2,450.00. These funds are included in the City Attorney's 2015 approved general fund and Land Acquisition budgets.
Contract Compliance Number:
LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. CC#: 521471842 Expires: 05/01/16.
Title
To authorize the City Attorney to modify a contract with LexisNexis, for the provision of on-line legal research services, to authorize the expenditure of One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars from the Land Acquisition Fund and Four Hundred Ninety Dollars from the General Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($2,450.00)
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WHEREAS, the City Attorney entered into a contract with LexisNexis, for the provision of on-line legal research services which included Accurint for Government, authorized by ordinance 0906-2015; and
WHEREAS, the maximum amount of the original contract was $55,675.20 and the term was for 06/01/15 through 05/31/16; and,
WHEREAS, twenty users of Accurint for Government were originally authorized at a cost of $98/mo./user; and,
WHEREAS, the City Attorney has developed a need for five additional users to have access to Accurint for Government, one in the Civil Section and four in the Real Estate Division; and
WHEREAS, the additional cost for the balance of the five month term of the contract will be $2,450.00, with $490.00 being paid by General Funds and $1,960.00 being paid by Land Acquisition Funds; and,
WHEREAS, the new total maximum for the first year of the contract will be $58,125.20; and,
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the City Attorney's Office in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the modification of said contract and the expenditure of funds in order for the services supported to commence as soon as possible and for the preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; and, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO:
SECTION 1. That the City Attorney be and hereby is authorized to modify an existing contract with LexisNexis for five additional users of Accurint for Government.
SECTION 2. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 3. That the sum of Two Thousand Four Hundred Fifty Dollars ($2,450.00), or so much thereof as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended to pay the cost of said contract as follows: Department 2401, General Fund 010, OCA Code 240101, Object Level Three 3332, Four Hundred Ninety Dollars and Division 2404, Land Acquisition Fund 525, OCA Code 240391, Object Level Three 3332, One Thousand Nine Hundred Sixty Dollars.
SECTION 4. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is hereby declared an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.