To: Board of Supervisors
From: Lori Cruz, Child Support Services Director
Report Title: Purchase Order with Westlaw/Thomson Reuters
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of the Director of Child Support Services, a purchase order with Westlaw/Thomson Reuters in an amount not to exceed $28,014 for 36 months of legal resource material for staff attorneys, effective upon the date of processing and for 36 months thereafter.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This project will be fully funded by allocations from the Federal Government at 66% and the State of California at 34%.
BACKGROUND:
The Department of Child Support Services utilizes Westlaw/Thomson Reuters to provide legal material for our staff attorneys. The legal resources facilitate an effective legal team and eliminates the need to find external legal resources for complex child support cases. This helps in supporting a knowledgeable and effective child support attorney team in Contra Costa County.
The General Terms and Conditions of the purchase order include a Limitation of Liability which was reviewed and approved by County Counsel.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the departments’ attorneys will have difficulty preparing and appearing before the court in Child Support hearings.