TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: A. Jerome Fletcher II, ICMA-CM, MPA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve the CivicPlus Master Services Agreement for the Purchase of a MuniPro Subscription in the amount of $500.00.
Recommended Action
Approve the CivicPlus Master Services Agreement for the Purchase of a MuniPro Subscription in the amount of $500.00.
City Commission Options
Option 1: Approve the CivicPlus Master Services Agreement for the Purchase of a MuniPro Subscription in the amount of $500.00.
* Pros: Allows staff in the City Attorney's Office access to the research tool to aide in efficiency of work products
* Cons: Commits funding to this purchase that could potentially be used for other purposes
Option 2: Deny the CivicPlus Master Services Agreement for the Purchase of a MuniPro Subscription in the amount of $500.00.
* Pros: Allows for the use of funds for other purposes
* Cons: Will delay research efforts being made by staff in the City Attorney's Office and create longer lead times on work products that rely on the information provided through the research
Background Information
MuniPro is a comprehensive municipal law research tool used by the City Attorney's Office. Some of the benefits of the MuniPro subscription include being able to simultaneously search over 3,900 municipal codes, simultaneously search over 190,000 individual ordinances, filter by the individual or multiple municipalities, regions, or states, save searches for future uses, and add notes.
This subscription was previously renewed online but CivicPlus, who acquired Municode in 2021, is transitioning to a new purchasing system. As part of this transition, online renewal of the MuniPro user license will no longer be available. Instead, customers are required to use CivicPlus agreements and invoicing.
To continue using MuniPro, CivicPlus requires an executed Master Services Agreement, which includes the Statement of Work. Once the agreement is fully...
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