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Home My WebLink AboutO-2010-3268 Tabled/designating Bayshore Sun as official newspaper E REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM Agenda Date Requested: Au!!:ust 23. 2010 Appropriation Requested By: Ron Rottom" Source of Funds: N/A Department: Ci~r Mallagl1r Account Number: N/A Report: Resolution: Ordinance: x Amount Budgeted: N/A Exhibits: Ordinance Amount Requested: N/A,. Exhibits: A!!:reement Budgeted Item: N/A SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION The Texas Local Government Code Section 52.004, requires the City to designate an official newspaper to publish its legal notices. The Bayshore Sun, being local and in the City of La Porte, meets the required criteria. Action Required bv Council: ordinance designating the Bayshore Sun as the official newspaper of the City of La Porte for the on of legal notices. g !1 / to Date ~-fe(ft -rFr8le~ ORDINANCE NO. 2010.. j;Lf.t,8 AN ORDINANCB DBSJ:GNATING THB BAYSHORB SUN AS THB OI'I'ICXAL NBWSPAPBR 01' THB CITY 01' LA 1'0RTJh APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING A LBGAL ADVBRTISING AGRBDIBNT BBTWBBN THB CITY OJ' LA PORTB AND THB BAYSHORB SUN J'OR THB PUBLICATION OF LBGAL NOTJ:CBS, MAXIN'G VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RBLATING TO THB SUBJECT I FINDING COHPLIANCB WITH THB OPBN JlBBTINGS LAW, AND PROVIDING All BI'FBCTIVB DATE HBRBOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE: Sec::tion 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte designates The Bayshore Sun as the official newspaper of the City of La Porte. This appointment shall remain in full force and effect until amended or cancelled by the City Council of the City of La Porte. Section 2. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby finds that The Bayshore Sun meets the criteria of Texas Government Code Section 2051.044, for the type of newspaper required and that The Bayshore Sun is a newspaper which meets the following criteria, to-wit: (1) devotes not less than 25 percent 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 12 months before the governmental entity or representative published notice. Section 3. The City Council hereby approves and authorizes the contract, agreement, or other undertaking described in the title of this ordinance, a copy of which is on file in the office of the City Secretary. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute such document and all related documents on behalf of the city of La Porte. The City Secretary is hereby authorized to attest to all such signatures and to affix the seal of the City to all such documents. Section 4. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 5. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED AND APPROVED, this~ day of By: 2010. ~a.~ Mart a A. Gille city secretary :r-t"W' ~e1ld 2 STATE OF TEXAS S S COUNTY OF HARRIS S THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by the CITY OF LA PORTE, a municipal corporation, of Harris County, Texas, hereinafter referred to as .CITY" , and THE BAYSHORE SUN, a newspaper published in the City of La porte, Harris County, Texas, hereinafter referred to as "NEWSPAPER": CITY is required to designate an official newspaper to publish its legal notices. NEWSPAPER certifies that it meets the requirements of Texas Local Government Code Section 52.004, to-wit: (1) devotes not less than 25 percent 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 12 months before the governmental entity or representative published notice. NEWSPAPER agrees to publish CITY's legal notices at the legal rate for the publication of legal notices, which is NEWSPAPER's lowest publish rate for classified advertising, as provided in Texas Government Code section 2051.045. CITY agrees to promptly pay NEWSPAPER invoices for such publications. This Agreement shall remain in full force and effect, until cancelled by either party hereto, by thirty (30) days written notice to the other party hereto. witness our hands this ____ day of , 2010. CITY OF LA PORTE By: Ron Bottoms, City Manager By: , Edl.tor-Publl.sher THE SUN CONFLICT OF INTEREST AFFIDAVIT THE STATE OF TEXAS ~ COUNTY OF HARRIS ~ I, 70 m rr; f- M fJ 6 ~ as a member of the City of La Porte , make this affidavIt and hereby on oath state the followmg: I have a substantial interest in a business entity or real property as defined in Chapter 171, Texas Local Government Code, and a vote is to be taken or a decision is to be made that will have a special economic effect on this business entity or realJ>rope~ '_ , L ) ~ (COl1~-v.q 506 The agen?a item on A.0t",2. ~ , 20~, affecting this business entity or real property IS: COMPLETE (A) OR (B): (A) The business entity is (B) The real property is located at: (name); or I have a substantial interest for the following reasons: (check all which are applicable) _ Ownership of 10% or more of the voting stock or shares of the business entity. _ Ownership of 10% or more or $15,000 or more of the fair market value of the business entity. _ Funds received from the business entity exceed 10% of gross income for the previous year. _ Real property is involved and I have an equitable or legal ownership of the /" property with a fair market value of at least $2,500. ~ A relative of mine has a substantial interest in the business entity or real property that would be affected by a decision of the public body of which I am a member. 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