Lawrence County approves two-year Thomson Reuters contract for judicial library; county projects ~$40,000 savings

Lawrence County commissioners voted Jan. 28 to approve a two-year contract with Thomson Reuters to supply subscriptions used by judges and the county’s judicial law library, a move county officials said will cut the county’s subscription costs by nearly $40,000 over the contract period.

Court administrator Amy DiMoccio told commissioners the contract would begin Feb. 1, 2025, and run through Jan. 31, 2027. Under the agreement, the county will pay $1,669.14 per month in the first 12 months and $1,802.60 per month in the second 12 months. DiMoccio said that, by consolidating duplicate materials and cancelling underused subscriptions, the county’s projected savings over the two-year period is $39,912.52. “After review ... we believe this is the best option to take,” DiMoccio said.

Why it matters: county officials said the change reduces duplicate purchases from multiple vendors and creates a predictable monthly expense for judicial research materials. President Judge J. Craig Cox, law librarian Jo Ellen Pastore and DiMoccio presented the review and recommended the shorter, two-year term so the county could re-evaluate…