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t CITY OF NORTA OLMSTED RESOLUTION NO. 2008 - 91 BY: Mayor O'Grady A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO A TWO-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THOMSON-WEST FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING WESTLAW ONLINE LEGAL RESEARCHSERYICES FOR THE CITYLAW DEPARTMENT, AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, AS AMENDED. WHEREAS, it is necessary that the City Law Department be provided with on- line legal research services far 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 legal research services to the City Law Department-Westlaw and Lexis-Nexis; and WHEREAS, the Director of Law recommends that the City Council authorize the Mayor to enter into a two-year contract with Thomson-West to provide said Westlaw online legal research services to the Law Department; and WHEREAS, this expenditure, being under $25,000 and not involving persorial services, is subject to neither the Charter's competitive bidding requirement nor the City's RFP ordinance; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CI'lY OF NORTH OLMSTED, CUYAHOGA COUNTY, AND STATE OF OHIO: SECTION 1: That the Mayor be and he hereby is authorized to enter into a two- year contract with Thomson-West for the purpose of providing online legal research services to the City of North Olmsted Law Department. Said contract shall be substantially in the form and substance of attached Exhibit A, with only such changes therein as are not substantially adverse to the City and which are approved by the Director of Law. The character of any such changes as not being substantially adverse tc the City shall be evidenced conclusively by the execution of the agreement by the Mayor and the approval of the agreement by the Director of Law.