1988-037 CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 88-37
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE,
TEXAS, DESIGNATING AN OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER AND
APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR OFFICIAL
PUBLICATIONS WITH THE FORT WORTH-STAR
TELEGRAM
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12 . 05 of the City' s
Charter , the City Council is authorized to designate a
newspaper of general circulation in the City as the official
newspaper of the City, and shall cause to be published therein
all ordinances, notices and other matters which are required to
be published by the Charter , the ordinances of the City or the
Constitution or laws of the State of Texas; and
WHEREAS, the City is currently in the practice of using
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram for its official publications; and
WHEREAS, in order to avail itself of special rates
offered by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, it is the intention of
the City Council to hereby officially declare the Fort Worth
Star-Telegram to be the "official newspaper" of the City and to
enter into a contract with the Newspaper for such services .
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE:
Section 1 . That all of the above premises are found to
be true and correct and are incorporated into the body of this
resolution as if copied in their entirety.
Section 2 . That the City Council hereby designates the
Fort Worth Star-Telegram as its "official newspaper" and hereby
directs that all ordinances, notices and other matters which
are required to be published by the Charter , the ordinances of
the City of the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas,
shall be published in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Section 3 . That the City Council hereby approves a
Contract for Official Publications in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit "A" , with such publisher . The Mayor is hereby
authorized and directed to execute and deliver such Contract to
the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on behalf of the City.
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Section 4 . That this Resolution shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage .
PASSED, APPROVED AND EFFEC4IV. th' he a , f
April , 1988 .
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CONTRACT FOR OFFICIAL PUBLICATIONS
STATE OF TEXAS. §
COUNTIES OF TARRANT §
AND DENTON §
This Contract, dated as of April 15 , 1988 , is made and
entered into by and between the City of Southlake, Texas (the
"City" ) and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (the "Publisher" ) .
WITNESSETH :
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 12 . 05 of the City' s
Charter , the City Council , by its resolution approved on April
19 , 1988 , has designated the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (the
"Newspaper" ) to be the official newspaper of the City, such
newspaper being of general circulation in the City.
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual
covenants , promises and agreements herein contained and other
good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the City and the Publisher do hereby agree
as follows :
I .
That the City will cause to be published in the Newspaper
any ordinances, notices and other matters which are required to
be published by the City' s Charter , the ordinances of the City,
or the Constitution or laws of the State of Texas .
II .
That the City and the Publisher hereby agree that the
rates to be paid by the City for the City' s official
publications in the Newspaper will be as set forth in the
Publisher ' s letter dated April 14 , 1988 , attached hereto and
incorporated herein for all purposes; and, further , that
affidavits of such publications shall be furnished to the City
upon its request within a reasonable period of time at no
additional charge to the City.
III .
This Contract may be modified or amended at any time upon
the written approval by both the City and the Publisher . Any
such amendment or modification shall be attached to and
incorporated into this Contract .
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IV.
This Contract shall be in full force and effect until
April 14 , 1989 , or its earlier termination or cancellation by
either the City or the Publisher upon thirty (30) days ' written
notice to the other party. Written notice shall be deemed
given upon a party hereto three (3) days following the deposit
of such notice in the United States mail , postage prepaid and
properly addressed to such party as follows :
To the City:
City Manager
City of Southlake
667 North Carroll Avenue
Southlake, Texas 76092
To the Publisher :
Director of Advertising
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
400 West Seventh Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
V.
That the persons affixing their signatures hereto on
behalf of the City and the Publisher are duly authorized and
empowered to execute this Contract .
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