Authorizing the Chief Information Officer of the Mayor's Office of Information Services, on behalf of the City, to enter into multi-year contracts with one or more providers of on-line legal research services to be used by various City and City-funded agencies, all under certain terms and conditions.

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

Section 1. The Chief Information Officer of the Mayor's Office of Information Services is hereby authorized to enter into a contract on behalf of the City with one or more providers of on-line legal research services to be used by various City and City-funded agencies. Such contracts may be for terms in excess of one year, but not for terms in excess of four years, and shall include such terms and conditions as the Chief Information Officer and the City Solicitor deem necessary or appropriate in the interest of the City. The City's total annual payment under all such contracts shall not exceed $600,000.

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