To: Board of Directors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: Thomson Reuters West
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Sheriff-Coroner, or designee, to execute a contract with Thomson Reuters West in an amount not to exceed $11,500 to provide online legal research and reference materials to the Office of the Sheriff Civil Unit, for the period January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Approval of this request will result in up to $11,500 in contractual service expenditures over a 5-year period and will be funded 100% by the General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
Thomson Reuters West provides reference materials, online subscription services and access to various printed civil and legal publications. These reference and research tools are essential components of effective legal and civil representation. Thomson Reuters West offers its products to government agencies at a 55% discount on the standard pricing. The five-year service contract term further reduces the cost.
The Terms and Conditions of Sale include a limitation of liability and indemnification from the County to the contractor.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If the Board does not approve, the Office of the Sheriff Civil Unit will be unable to access essential printed and online legal and civil research and reference materials. The Office of the Sheriff Civil Until will need to procure these resources at a much higher cost.