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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS FROM LATER FISCAL YEARS TO ENTER INTO A MULTI-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT FOR PROPRIETARY ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCH SERVICES TO BE USED BY THE
OFFICE OF PROSECUTING ATTORNEY.
WHEREAS, Section 10-11 of the Charter of the County of Hawai‘i (hereinafter “the Charter”) provides, in part, that “any contract, lease or other obligation requiring the payment of funds
from the appropriations of a later fiscal year or of more than one fiscal year shall be made or approved by resolution”; and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney (hereinafter “the Department”) wishes to enter into a subscription agreement, with a term of five years, for a multi-year subscription
agreement with Thomson Reuters for the Westlaw online legal research service; and
WHEREAS, the Department relies on Westlaw online legal research service subscription for their trial preparation and legal research services; and
WHEREAS, the Department estimates the monthly cost of this agreement to be approximately $4,835; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I that the Mayor is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement, with a term of five years, for the purposes hereinabove described.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that, in accordance with Section 10-11 of the Charter, sufficient funds be budgeted in later fiscal years to cover the anticipated obligations of the County under
the terms of the agreement.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this resolution to William V. Brilhante, Jr., Managing Director; Diane T. Nakagawa, Director of Finance; Kelden
B. A. Waltjen, Prosecuting Attorney; and Jean K. Campbell, Deputy Corporation Counsel.
Dated at _____________, Hawai‘i, this ______ day of ___________________, 20___.
INTRODUCED BY:
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MATTHEW KĀNEALIʻI-KLEINFELDER
Council Member
BY REQUEST OF THE:
Prosecuting Attorney