Item:
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Request to Approve Expenditures for the Purchase of eBooks, eAudiobooks and Streaming Video From Overdrive
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Date Of BOCC Meeting: June 25, 2018
Request For Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to approve the purchase of individual eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming video from Overdrive in an amount not to exceed $268,000 for Fiscal Year (FY) 2019. In addition, the Board is requested to provide approval for the County Manager to execute any other related contracts such as amendments, if necessary, for purchases not to exceed $320,000 annually in the remaining year of the contract.
On June 26, 2017, the Board approved a sole source exemption for the purchase of digital content management services from Overdrive in the amount of $10,000 annually for three years. The Board also approved expenditures for goods not to exceed $223,000 in FY18 for the purchase of individual eBooks, eAudiobooks and streaming video from Overdrive. No additional funding is requested for the purchase of FY19 goods.
Alignment With Strategic Plan: This request aligns with the Strategic Plan Goal 1: Community and Family Prosperity and Enrichment by providing library materials which support and enhance the educational, creative and cultural opportunities available to library users.
Resource Persons Tammy Baggett, Library Director; Katherine Makens, Resources and Finance Officer and Jan Seabock, Collection Development Administrative Librarian
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board approve the purchase of individual eBooks, eAudiobooks, and streaming video from Overdrive in an amount not to exceed $268,000 for FY19. In addition, the Board is requested to provide approval for the County Manager to execute any other related contracts such as amendments, if necessary, for purchases not to exceed $320,000 annually in the remaining year of the contract.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________