To: Board of Supervisors
From: Ellen McDonnell, Public Defender
Report Title: Purchase Order with Regents of The University of California, on behalf of Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB)
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute on behalf of Office of the Public Defender, a purchase order and a Subscription Agreement, subject to Terms and Conditions, with Regents of The University of California, on behalf of Continuing Education of the Bar (CEB), in the amount not to exceed $87,993 for a subscription to the CEB digital product OnLAW PRO, an online research engine, for the period August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2030.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The subscription cost is included in the department’s budget and will be funded 100% by the department’s existing County General Fund appropriation.
BACKGROUND:
The Office of the Public Defender (CCPD) seeks to renew a subscription to CEB’s OnLAW PRO, an online research engine that allows attorneys to save time and increase efficiency by having the most current law books and online services available. This purchase order includes a Subscription Agreement, subject to CEB’s terms and conditions that contains a limitation of liability on behalf of the County that provides CEB is not liable to the County or anyone else for damages or attorney’s fees.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
CCPD staff will not have the tools to provide various legal services as mandated.