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<br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />DECEMBER 4, 2006 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1s1 Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE LEGAL <br />PUBLICATIONS AND ON-LINE <br />RESEARCH SERVICES <br /> <br />~ <br />I / <br />/,?/~ <br />I // / <br />, t tIl <br />elTY MANAGER <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Direct the City Attorney to prepare and authorize the City Manager and <br />Clerk of the Council to execute an agreement with West Group, Inc. for <br />legal publications and on-line research services in an annual amount not <br />to exceed $60,000.00. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />Various City departments are required to have the ability to access the <br />latest legal reference materials on an ongoing basis. This is done both <br />through standard publication and on-line formats. Examples of these <br />materials are California Codes, Penal Code, Housing Development Report <br />and other various legal and regulatory sources. The primary users of <br />these research services are the City Attorney's Office and the Police <br />Department. The Police Jail Administration is also required by the State <br />Regulatory Authority of Prisons and Jails to provide inmate's access to a <br />Law Library. <br /> <br />West Group, Inc. has provided these services to the City for the previous <br />seven years and is the only publisher of several of the required <br />publications. The recommended action will allow for continuous service <br />to the various City Departments. In addition, a single agreement across <br />departments improves the City's overall coordination and use of legal <br />materials. <br /> <br />250-1 <br />