R-00-07-13-10A1 - 7/13/2000RESOLUTION NO. R- 00- 07- 13 -10A1
WHEREAS, Section 13.02 of the Home Rule Charter for the City
of Round Rock, Texas, provides that the Council shall designate a
public newspaper of general circulation in the City as official
publication for legal notices, and
WHEREAS, the Round Rock Leader is a public newspaper of
general circulation in the City, and
WHEREAS, the Council is desirous of designating the Round
Rock Leader as the official publication of the City, Now Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS,
That the Round Rock Leader is designated as the official
publication of the City and all ordinances, notices and any other
matter required to be published shall be published therein, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Council hereby authorizes
the Mayor to execute a one year contract with the Round Rock Leader
to provide the required services at its normal and usual rates, a
copy of said contract being attached hereto and incorporated herein
for all purposes.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice
of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this
Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to
the public as required by law at all times during which this
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Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered
and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act,
Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended, and the Act.
RESOLVED this 13th day of July, 2000.
ATTEST:
E LAND, City Secretary
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City of Round Rock, Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
Agreement made this 13 day of July, 2000, between the City of Round
Rock, Texas, a municipal corporation operating under a home rule charter,
hereinafter called "CITY," and TODD PUBLICATIONS — ROUND ROCK, general
partnership doing business at 105 S. Blair Street, Round Rock, Texas, hereinafter
called "TODD ":
Whereas, TODD is the publisher of the Round Rock Leader, a public
newspaper of general circulation in the CITY, and
Whereas, the Home Rule Charter for the City provides that the Council
shall annually designate a public newspaper as the official organ of the CITY, and
Whereas, the Home Rule Charter instructs the Council to contract
annually with a public newspaper, and
Whereas, the Council has by resolution designated the
Round Rock Leader as the official organ of the CITY;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
I.
TODD agrees to publish in The ROUND ROCK LEADER all ordinances,
notices, and any other matter required to be published by the Home Rule Charter,
the ordinances of the CITY, or the Constitution and /or laws of the State of Texas.
TODD further agrees that all such matter delivered to it's office by 3:30 PM on
Monday will be published in the paper dated and delivered the Thursday
immediately following, and that all such matter delivered to it's office by 3:30 PM
on Thursday will be published in the paper dated and delivered the Monday
immediately following.
TODD further agrees to provide CITY with all appropriate affidavits of
publication and clippings of actual publications as may from time to time be
requested by the CITY.
II.
In consideration of the foregoing, CITY agrees to pay TODD at a frozen
rate based off volume earned rates from the 1998 rate card. These rates to be held
for one calendar year from the date this contract becomes effective. Also included is
a frozen 1999 rate for all display advertising based off that volume earned rate
table.
III.
The obligations and undertakings of each of the parties to their agreement
shall be performable at Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas.
IV.
This agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of Texas.
V.
This contract shall become effective on July 13t ,2000, and shall continue
to effect for one year from such date.
ATTESTED:
Executed in duplicate copies on the 13t day of July, 2000.
Joanne Land, City Secretary
A General Partne hip
Robert Stluka, Mayor
City of Round Rock
TODD PUBLICATIONS — Round Rock Leader
Mary Jane Todd, Gen Td1 anager and Vice President
Legal Notices
Open rate - Per column inch
1 -30 Inch per month $ 7.40
31 -62 Inches per month $ 7.25
63 -100 " per month $ 6.50
101 -150" per month $ 6.25 (City of RR Legal Ads averaged here in 1998 -1999)
151 - 200 "per month $ 6.10
200" and over per month $ 6.00
Frozen rates from 1998 Rate Card
Display Advertising
1.5- 30 inches per month $9.00
30.5 -62 inches per month $8.80
63 -100 inches per month $7.90
101 -150 inches per month $7.40
151 -200 inches per month $7.00
201 -250 inches per month $6.60
251 -500 inches per month $6.30
500 inches and over per month $5.50
Frozen rates from 1999 Rate Card
For any questions feel free to call.
Dave Pickens
Advertising Director
255 -5827
Your Community News Leader
Rates for the City of Round Rock 2000 -2001
DATE: July 7, 2000
SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — July 13, 2000
ITEM: 10.A.1. Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a contract
for publication of official City notices. By Charter, the City is required
to enter into a yearly agreement with a publication of general
circulation to publish all officially required notices. Staff Resource
Person: Will Hampton, Communications Director.
11 , -CITY OF ROUND ROCK
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Mayor
Robert A. Stluka, Jr.
Mayor Pro-tem '
Earl M. Hairston
Council Members
Tom Nielson
.Carrie Pitt
Earl Palmer
Isabel Callahan
Jimmy Joseph
_ City Manager .
- Robert L Bennett, Jr.
City Attorney
Stephan L Sheets
July 27, 2000
Ms. Mary Jane Todd
General Manager/Vice- President
Round Rock Leader
105 S. Blair Street
Round Rock, Texas 78664
Dear Ms. Todd:
The Round Rock City Council approved Resolution No. R- 00- 07- 13 -10A1 at their
regularly scheduled meeting on July 13, 2000. This resolution approves designates the
Round Rock Leader as the official publication of the City.
Enclosed is a copy of the resolution and agreement for your files. If you have any
questions, please do not hesitate to contact Will Hampton at 218 -5409.
Sincerely,
Enclosures
Fax: 512-218-7097 -
Christine Martinez
Assistant City Secretary
221 East Main Street
Round Rock, Texas 78664
512- 218 -5400
1 -800- 735 -2989 TDD • 1. 800.735.2988 Voice •
wwwci.round- rock.tx.us -