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June 22, 2009
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Agenda
Item No. 38 Roll
Call No. 09-
Communication No. 09-424
Submitted by:
Bruce Bergman, City Attorney |
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AGENDA
HEADING:
Approval of the procurement of electronic legal
research services and materials from Thomson Reuters at an estimated annual
cost of $48,000.
SYNOPSIS:
Recommend approval of the procurement of legal
research services and materials from Thomson Reuters during fiscal year 2009 at
an estimated annual cost of $48,000. Municipal
Code section 2-726(a) (5) provides for a non-competitive procurement of
contracts for the purchase of magazines, books, periodicals and similar
articles of an educational or instructional nature.
FISCAL
IMPACT:
Amount: $48,000
Funding Source: LGL040000/Tort Services and LGL010000/General
Services, FY10 Operating Budget, pages 160 and 161.
ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION:
Thomson Reuters (formerly known as West Publishing)
is considered to be the most comprehensive source for general and specialized
legal research materials, including all state and federal cases and municipal
databases. Access to the Thomson Reuters
database allows the Legal Department to use and maintain a much smaller legal
library of printed materials and to have access to legal cases and federal and
other state statutes and regulations on a timely basis.
PREVIOUS
COUNCIL ACTION(S):
Date: June 23, 2008
Roll
Call Number: 08-1119
Action: West Publishing,
Carol Stream, IL, for procurement of access to electronic research materials
and services to be used by the Legal Department, $45,000. (Council
Communication No. 08-364) Moved by Vlassis to adopt.
Motion Carried 7-0.
BOARD/COMMISSION
ACTION(S): NONE
ANTICIPATED
ACTIONS AND FUTURE COMMITMENTS:
Invoices are received and paid on a monthly basis,
depending on the amount of services and materials used during the month.
For more information on this and other agenda items,
please call the City Clerk’s Office at 515-283-4209 or visit the Clerk’s Office
on the second floor of City Hall,