HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2014-3526 repealing Ord 2010-33;designating Bay Area Observer as City's official newspaperORDINANCE NO. 2014- 36AIP
AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 2010-3303, APPOINTING THE HOUSTON
CHRONICLE AS THE DESIGNATED NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE FOR
PUBLICATION OF LEGAL NOTICES; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS
RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW;
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of La Porte hereby expressly repeals Ordinance
No. 2010-3303, adopted on December 13, 2010, appointing the Houston Chronicle as the
designated newspaper of the City of La Porte for publication of legal notices, as well as all other
preceding ordinances or parts of ordinances appointing a designated newspaper of the City of
La Porte not repealed by passage of said Ordinance No. 2010-3303.
Section 2. If any section, sentence, phrase, clause, or any part of any section, sentence,
phrase, or clause, of this Ordinance shall, for any reason, be held invalid; such invalidity shall not
affect the remaining portions of this Ordinance, and it is hereby declared to be the intention of this
City Council to have passed each section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, irrespective
of the fact that any other section, sentence, phrase, or clause, or part thereof, may be declared
invalid.
Section 3. 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 4. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 14th day of July, 2014.
AS-yT:,
Patrice Fogarty
City Secretary
APPROVED:
Cb"ik T. Askins
Assistant City Attorney
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