ADOPTED - JULY 23, 2013
Agenda Item No. 45
Introduced by the Law and Courts and Finance Committees of the:
INGHAM COUNTYBOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION #12-403 TO SIGN AGREEMENTS WITH
WESTLAW FOR CLEAR SERVICES
RESOLUTION # 13 - 323
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorized contract renewal agreements with Westlaw for on line research and CLEAR services in Resolution #12-403; and
WHEREAS,the County Attorney has been attempting to negotiate language in this contract that is in the best interest of the County in order to give their Approval as to Form on the CLEAR product; and
WHEREAS, the County Attorney and Westlaw are at a impasse over the indemnification language in the proposed agreement and therefore the County Attorney will not Approve it as to Form as required by our authorizing resolution; and
WHEREAS, per Resolution #12-403 the Board Chairperson and County Clerk are not authorized to sign the agreements without Approval as to Form by the County Attorney; and
WHEREAS, the Ingham County Circuit Court is recommending that the Ingham County approve entering into agreement with Westlaw for this CLEAR contract; and
WHEREAS, this is a business decision by the County.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,the Chairperson of the Ingham County Board of Commissioners and the County Clerk are authorized to signa contract agreement with Westlaw for CLEAR servicesfor the Circuit Court from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015 out of budgeted operational and LOFT Funds consistent with this Resolution without approval as to form by the County Attorney.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that all other terms and conditions of Resolution #12-403 remain in effect.
LAW & COURTS: Yeas: Celentino, Tsernoglou, De Leon, Bahar-Cook, Hope, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: Holman Approved 7/11/13
FINANCE: Yeas: McGrain, Anthony, Tennis, Vickers, Schafer
Nays: None Absent: Bahar-Cook, Koenig Approved 7/17/13