REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Thompson Reuter’s Legal Research and continuing legal education for County Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defenders, Alternate Public Defender, Assigned Counsel Program/18-B and Regional Immigration Assistance Center.
Date: 10/23/2024
Department: Law
Attending Meeting: Eugenia Condon
Submitted By: Eugenia Condon
Title: County Attorney
Phone: 518-447-7110
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Legal Research for County Attorney, District Attorney, Public Defenders, Alternate Public Defender, Assigned Counsel Program/18-B and Regional Immigration Assistance Center.
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
Cerifi 3625 Brookside Parkway Suite 450 , Alpharetta, Georgia 30022
Thompson Reuters 610 Opperman Dr, PO Box 64833, St. Paul ,MN 55123
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: Yearly Fee 181,167.80
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 0 County: 100%
State: 0 Local: 0
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Appropriation Account and Line: Law 1420,44040(Books,Transcripts,Subscriptions) Public Defender:1170.44040(Books,Transcripts,subscriptions)Immigration: 1173.44040(Books Transcripts Subscriptions) Districts Attorney : 1165:44040(Books,Transcripts,Subscriptions)
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
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Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☐ No ☒
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Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: 563 12/4/2023
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: See Attachments, This agreement with Thompson Reuters’s Westlaw provides for a license to conduct legal research for every attorney in county government as determined by the department head. The secondary portion with cerifi is the continuing legal education portion of the package.This is a renewal of last year’s agreement. User capacity was increased under the renewal agreement to 147 staffing as a result of additional staffing.