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ORDINANCE 2023-3957 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE BAY AREA OBSERVER AS THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; CONTAINING A SEVERABLITY CLAUSE; CONTAINING A REPEALING CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, ("City Council") finds that The Bay Area Observer is a paper of general circulation within the City of La Porte, Texas, based on the standards established in Texas Attorney General Opinion No. JC-0223 (2000), to wit: (1) has more than a de minimis number of subscribers within a specified geographical region. (2) has a diverse readership; and (3) publishes some items of general interest to the community; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that The Bay Area Observer meets the criteria established in Texas Government Code section 2051.044 for a newspaper utilized by a governmental entity for the publication of notices, to wit: (1) devotes not less than 25% of its total column lineage to general interest items; (2) is published at least once each week; (3) is entered as second-class postal matter in the county where published; and (4) has been published regularly and continuously for at least twelve months before the governmental entity or representative publishes notices; and WHEREAS, in accordance with Texas Government Code section 2051.048, the City Council finds that The Bay Area Observer is a newspaper that is published in the City of La Porte, Texas, and that will publish notices at or below the legal rate, which is the Bay Area Observer's lowest published rate for classified advertising; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Bay Area Observer meets all criteria legally required of an officially designated newspaper of general circulation for the City of La Porte, Texas. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, THAT: Section 1. The Bay Area Observer is hereby designated as the official newspaper for the City of La Porte, Texas. Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to execute all documents and contracts with The Bay Area Observer for the publication of City notices at or below the legal rate, which is the Bay Area Observer's lowest published rate for classified advertising, in accordance with Texas Government Code sections 2051.045 and 2051.048. Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances of the City of La Porte, Texas, in conflict with any provision contained herein are hereby repealed to the extent of any conflict.