Explanation
1. BACKGROUND:
This ordinance authorizes the City Attorney to enter into the third year of a three-year contract with LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc., for the provision of on-line legal research services. This provider was selected because it best meets the needs of the City Attorney's office. The services will be for access to on-line legal research that includes Accurint for Government, Labor Law, and Lexis for MS Office.
The original contract was authorized by Ordinance 0547-12 and the second year was authorized by Ordinance 1563-2013.
The cost for the Accurint services will remain the same in the second and third years. The cost for the other services will increase $288.00 in the second and third years. The total annual cost was $53,640.00 for the first year, $53,928.00 for the second year and will $54,216.00 for the third year.
2. FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the third year of the contract, for the period of 06/01/14 through 05/31/15, will be $54,216.00. These funds are included in the City Attorney's 2014 approved general fund budget.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUBMER:
LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. CC#: 521471842 Expires: 5/1/2016.
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To authorize the City Attorney to enter into the third year of a three year contract with LexisNexis a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. for the provision of on-line legal research services; to authorize the expenditure of Fifty-four Thousand Two Hundred Sixteen Dollars from the General Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($54,216.00)
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WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office is in need of on-line legal research resources; and
WHEREAS, ordinance 0547-2012 authorized a three year contract with LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier, Inc. for on-line legal research services; and
WHEREAS, the City Attorney's Office would like to enter into the third year of said three-year contract for the term 06/01/14 through 05/31/15, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists i...
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