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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
DECEMBER 4, 2006
TITLE:
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 1s1 Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL
PUBLICATIONS AND ON-LINE
RESEARCH SERVICES
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and
Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with West Group, Inc. for
legal publications and on-line research services in an annual amount not
to exceed $60,000.00.
DISCUSSION
Various City departments are required to have the ability to access the
latest legal reference materials on an ongoing basis. This is done both
through standard publication and on-line formats. Examples of these
materials are California Codes, Penal Code, Housing Development Report
and other various legal and regulatory sources. The primary users of
these research services are the City Attorney's Office and the Police
Department. The Police Jail Administration is also required by the State
Regulatory Authority of Prisons and Jails to provide inmate's access to a
Law Library.
West Group, Inc. has provided these services to the City for the previous
seven years and is the only publisher of several of the required
publications. The recommended action will allow for continuous service
to the various City Departments. In addition, a single agreement across
departments improves the City's overall coordination and use of legal
materials.
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Agreement with West Group
December 4, 2006
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FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are budgeted and available in the City Attorney Other Agency
Services account (account no. 11-031-6251), Inmate Welfare Other Agency
Services account (account no. 23-349-6291) and in the Other Agency
Services accounts (object code 6251) of various operating departments.
APPROVED AS TO FUNDS AND ACCOUNTS:
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Executive
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