2010R02-City's Official Newspaper RESOLUTION NO. 10-R-02
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS DESIGNATING THE CITY'S OFFICIAL
NEV6'SPAPER
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 78-M-22 requires the City Council, by Resolution, to
designate a public newspaper of general circulation in the City of Schertz as the City's official
newspaper; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to designate the Daily Commercial Recorder for the
publication of legal notices through September 30, 2010 and thereafter for the 2010-2011 fiscal
year if the City Council takes no contrary action. The Northeast Herald will serve as a secondary
City publication.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Schertz, Texas, hereby designates the
Daily Commercial Recorder as the City's official newspaper for the publication of all official
legal notices for the period ending September 30, 2010 and thereafter for the 2010-2011 fiscal
year if the City Council takes no contrary action, with the Northeast Herald as a secondary City
publication, pursuant to the terms set forth in the attached proposal on behalf of the Daily
Commercial Recorder and the Northeast Herald.
Section 2. The City Secretary is directed to provide a copy of this Resolution to the
Daily Commercial Recorder and the Northeast Herald to evidence the City's acceptance of the
Daily Commercial Recorder and the Northeast Herald proposal.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, this 5th day of January, 2010.
CITY OF CHE Z, TEXAS
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Secretary
(CITY SEAL)
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December 31, 2009
City of Schertz
Attn: Don Taylor, City Manager
1400 Schertz Parkway
Schertz, Texas 78297
Re: Request for Proposals for the Publication of Legal Notices in the Daily Commercial
Recorder (DCR) and in the Northeast Herald.
Dear Mr. Taylor,
The San Antonio Express-News has reviewed your request and would like to propose holding
your existing advertising rates for legal notices in both the daily Daily Commercial Recorder and
in the Northeast Herald. Per your request, here are the responses to your queries:
1) The Daily Commercial Recorder will serve as the main "Newspaper of Record" for legal
notices, and the Herald will serve as the secondary publication. All items published for
the City of Schertz will appear in both publications.
2) The Herald is a `newspaper of general circulation' in the Schertz area. See attached.
3) Legal notice rates for the Herald:
a) $ .63 per line
b) $7.50 per inch
c) $106.88 per quarter page
4) Legal notice rates for the Daily Commercial Recorder:
a) $2.18 per line
b) $21.80 per inch .
c) $327 per''/a page
5) The City can indeed provide copy on an electronic basis.
6) The Herald publishes every Thursday. Deadline for in-column material is Tuesday at
12:00 noon. Display deadline is 4:00 p.m. Monday prior to publication.
The Daily Commercial Recorder publishes daily, Monday-Friday. Deadline for in-
column material is 2:00 p.m. the day before publication. Display deadline is 2:00 p.m.
two days prior to publication.
7) The San Antonio Express-News will provide tearsheets and/or affidavits at no
additional expense for legal notices. The Affidavit of Publication that is preferred by the
City of Schertz can be used as long as a copy of the affidavit is provided for each notice
requested for publication.
8) See attached information that will be relevant in making your purchasing
decision.
Respectfully,
Erik Garza
Legal Coordinator
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