R-99-06-24-10A1 - 6/24/1999RESOLUTION NO. R- 99- 06- 24 -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 Austin American- Statesman is a public newspaper
of general circulation in the City, and
WHEREAS, the Council is desirous of designating the Austin
American- Statesman as the official publication of the City, Now
Therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS,
That the Austin American- Statesman 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 Austin American -
Statesman 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
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Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to
the public as required by law at all times during which this
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
ATTEST:
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E LAND, City Secretary
this 24th day of June, 1999.
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City of Round Rock, Texas
STATE OF TEXAS
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
WHEREAS, THE AUSTIN AMERICAN- STATESMAN, is the publisher of a newspaper of general
circulation in the CITY and;
WHEREAS, the Home Rule Charter for the CITY provides that the Council shall annually designate a newspaper as
official organ of the CITY, and;
WHEREAS, the Home Rule Charter instructs the Council to contract annually with a general circulation newspaper,
and;
WHEREAS, the Council has by resolution designated the Austin American- Statesman as the official organ of CITY;
NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS AGREED AS FOLLOWS:
Austin American- Statesman agrees to publish in the Austin American - Statesman 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. Austin American- Statesman further agrees that such entire matter delivered to its office in
accordance with deadline as stated in the Company's rate card will be published on the appropriate day.
Austin American- Statesman further agrees to provide CITY with all appropriate affidavits of publication and CITY
may from time to time request clippings of actual publications.
II.
In consideration for the foregoing, CITY agrees to pay Austin American- Statesman at the same rate which Austin
American- Statesman charges all government subdivisions for which they qualify for the insertions and publication of such
matter; that rate being given as follows in exchange for the CITY agreeing to purchase a minimum of 800 column inches
within the Williamson County Zone.
The foregoing shall not prevent Austin American- Statesman from periodically changing the rate, but any such
change shall be reasonable and the CITY shall never be charged more than the rate which Austin American- Statesman
charges to the general public.
This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and the terms
and conditions of the current retail and classified advertising rate cards and contracts of the Austin American- Statesman.
IV.
This contract shall become effective on t - '( 111,4 3 c ' , 19 and shall continue in
effect for one year from such date. t . l ,
Executive in duplicate copies on the ''T
A, Mayor
ound Rock, Texas
eorge A. G
erican -S l - Rou
City
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z, Vice President o dvertising
Mayor
Robert A. Stluka, Jr.
Mayor Pro -tern
Martha A Chavez
Council Members
Tom Nielson
Earl M. Hairston
Rick Stewart
Earl Palmer
Jimmy Joseph
City Manager
Robert L Bennett, Jr
City Attorney
Stephan L Sheets
CITY OF ROUND ROCK
December 20, 1999
Mr. George A. Gutierrez
Vice President of Advertising
Austin American Statesman
305 S. Congress Avenue
Austin, Texas 78704
Dear Mr. Gutierrez:
The Round Rock City Council approved Resolution No. R- 99- 06- 24 -10A1 at
their regularly scheduled meeting on June 24, 1999. This resolution approves
the agreement designating the Austin American Statesman as the official
newspaper of the City of Round Rock.
Enclosed is a copy of the resolution and original agreement for your files. If
you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Will Hampton at
218 -5409.
Sincerely,
Joanne Land
Assistant City Manager/
City Secretary
Enclosures
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Round Rock, Texas 78664
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