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REQUEST FOR
. COUNCIL ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
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CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
MARCH 1,2004
TITLE:
AGREEMENT TO
PUBLICATIONS
SERVICES
PROVIDE LEGAL
AND ON-LINE
APPROVED
0 As Recommended
0 As Amended
0 Ordinance on 1" Reading
0 Ordinance on 2nd Reading
0 Implementing Resolution
0 Set Public Hearing For
CONTINUED TO
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CITY MANAGER
FILE NUMBER
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 not to exceed $60,000.
. DISCUSSION
. Various City departments are required to have the ability to access the
latest legal reference materials on ongoing bases. 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
five 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
March 1, 2004
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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.
APPOVED AS TO
ACCOUNTS:
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Execu 've Director
Finance & Mgmt. Srvs. Agency
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Paul Walters
Police Chief
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