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CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED ORDINANCE NO. 2004 -111 BY: Mayor Musial. AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH LEXIS-NEXIS, A DIVlSlON OF REED ELSEVIER INC., FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INTERNET- BASED LEGAL RESEAR CH SER VICES TO THE CITYLAW DEPARTMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCI'. WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City Law Department be provided with online legal research services for the purposes of conducting legal research for and providing legal counsel to the Mayor, Members of Council, Administrative Officials, and the Boards and Commissions of the City; and WHEREAS, there are two primary vendors available to provide said online services to the City Law Department-West Law and Lexis-Nexis; and WhTEREAS, the Directar of Law has obtained proposals from both vendors and recommends that the City contract for said online research services with Lexis-Nexis, as the best services at the most reasonable price; and WHEREAS, this expenditure, being under $25,000 and not involving personal services, is subject to neither the Charter's competitive bidding requirement nor the City's RFP ordinance; and N'HEREAS, in order to obtain said internet-based library services, Lexis-Nexis requires that subscribers enter into a written contract which has a term of at least one year; and WHEREAS, under the City Charter, only the Mayor may execute written contracts on behalf of the City; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized to enter into a contract with Lexis-Nexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc., for the purpose of providing Internet-Based Legal Research Services to the City of North Olmsted Law Department for a one-year term. Said contract shall be in the form and substance of attached Exhibit