Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the City Attorney to modify a contract with West Publishing Corporation dba Elite, A Thomson Reuters business, for a legal case/matter management software system and associated services. It further authorizes the appropriation and expenditure of the necessary funds from the Special Income Tax Fund. The original contract was for $150,000.00. This modification will authorize an additional $50,000.00; bring the total new maximum amount of said contract to $200,000.00 and will further extend the term through August 15, 2013.
EMERGENCY: There is an immediate need to modify the existing contract so the project can continue uninterrupted and be completed as quickly as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This project is being funded from the Special Income Tax Fund 430, where there are adequate funds available.
CONTRACT COMPLIANCE NUMBER: 41-1426973, expires 02-27-2014.
Title
To authorize the appropriation and expenditure of Fifty Thousand Dollars from the Special Income Tax Fund 430; to authorize the City Attorney to modify a contract with West Publishing Corporation dba Elite, A Thomson Reuters business, for the purchase of a legal case/matter management software system and associated services; and, to declare an emergency. ($50,000.00)
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WHEREAS, ordinance 1509-2012 authorized the City Attorney’s Office to enter into a contract with West Publishing Company dba Elite A Thomson Reuters business, for the purchase of a legal case/matter management software system and associated services; and
WHEREAS, now the project has commenced additional services and data migrations have been identified that will be needed in order to fully customize the software for optimum use by the City Attorney's Office; and
WHEREAS, this legislation will appropriate and authorize the expenditure of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00) from the Special Income Tax Fund; and,
WHEREAS, this legislation will authorize the City Attorney...
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