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Human Resources <br />www.santa-ana.org/hr <br />Item # 17 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />September 6, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Approve Agreement for Court Reporting and Transcription Services <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />Approve Master Agreement for Court Reporting and Transcription Services with Veritext <br />Corporation, effective September 6, 2022 through June 30, 2024 (General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Veritext Corporation to provide <br />court reporting and transcription services not to exceed $150,000, effective September 6, <br />2022 through June 30, 2024, subject to non-substantive changes approved by the City <br />Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The City has a contractual relationship with Veritext Corporation for court reporting and <br />transcription services. This Agreement will provide the Human Resources Department <br />with the necessary resources to efficiently meet the expanded court reporting and <br />transcription needs of the City’s administrative hearings, including, but not limited to, <br />Personnel Board hearings on an as needed-basis. <br />Staff recommends approval of the agreement to provide court reporting and transcription <br />services in an efficient manner, on an as needed-basis by the City, and to address <br />pending invoices resulting from a Personnel Board hearing. This on-call service <br />agreement does not guarantee work for the vendor. <br />ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br />There is no environmental impact associated with this action. <br />FISCAL IMPACT <br />The estimated expenditures below are strictly approximations; contract authority may be <br />paid in its entirety during any given fiscal year, expended throughout the term of the <br />contract, or not spent at all. Moreover, any contract services and associated expenditures <br />are subject to available funding in the Human Resources Department budget.