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Form #: B -52 <br /> 7/18/91 <br /> DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE <br /> REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> DEPARTMENT: Prosecuting Attorney DATE: 11/12/10 <br /> STAFF CONTACT: Nancy Kelly PHONE: 934 -3315 <br /> A. REQUEST: <br /> Approval to enter into a multi -year agreement with Thompson West for online legal research service. <br /> B. BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION (USE ADDITIONAL SHEETS AS NEEDED): <br /> The Office seeks to renew our agreement with Thomson West for Westlaw Next online legal research. Our <br /> current subscriber agreement expires on December 31, 2010. We have been offered a rate of $2,862 per <br /> month if we commit to a two or three year agreement. This represents a savings of $53 /month over the one - <br /> year agreement cost of $2,915 /month. <br /> We have been utilizing Westlaw for legal research for over 15 years. The plan offers unlimited access to 35 <br /> attorneys and other appropriate support staff. It should be noted that the monthly rate is a tremendous <br /> savings over paying for research at the customary hourly rate and that we have been able to reduce our <br /> book subscriptions in lieu of providing our legal staff online research capabilities. <br /> We request waiver of Finance Committee action in order to complete the approval process prior to our <br /> agreement expiration date. <br /> SIGNED: C___._ `�' DATE: /, �iL /id <br /> �` J Department Head <br />