2010R09-Newpaper of Record-DCR-Northeast Herald RESOLUTION NO. 10-R-09
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS DESIGNATING THE CITY'S OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER
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, by Resolution No. 10-R-02, the City Council designated the Daily
Commercial Recorder for the publication of legal notices and other City notices and
advertisements 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; and
WHEREAS, the Daily Commercial Recorder and the Northeast Herald have agreed to
reduce their prices for such publication, as set forth in the letter attached to this Resolution.
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 confirms its
designation of the Daily Commercial Recorder as the City's official newspaper for the
publication of all official legal notices and other City notices and advertisements 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.
Section 3. Resolution No. 10-R-02 is hereby repealed to the extent it conflicts with
this Resolution.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED, this 2nd day of February, 2010.
CITY OF HERTZ, TEXAS
Mayor
Ci ecretary
(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'/4 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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Agenda No. 7
CITY COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
City Council Meeting: February 2, 2010
Department: City Secretary
Subject: Resolution No. 10-R-09 -Designating the
Official City Newspaper
BACKGROUND
On January 5, 2010, the City Council selected the Daily Commercial Recorder as the City's
newspaper of record for legal notices, with the City's notices also to be published in the
Northeast Herald for no additional charge. Since that approval, the Daily Commercial Recorder
and the Northeast Herald have agreed to lower prices as follows:
Service Ori final Prices Revised Prices Savin s
Per line $2.81 $2.34 $0.47
Per inch $29.30 $21.80 $7.50
page $433.80 $327.00 $106.88
FISCAL IMPACT
See the letter from owner of the Daily_ Commercial Recorder and the Northeast Herald attached
to Resolution No. 10-R-09.
RECOMMENDATION
Adoption of Resolution No. 10-R-09
ATTACHMENT
Resolution No. 10-R-09, with attached letter from the owner of the Daily Commercial Recorder
and the Herald Newspaper (O1-19-10)
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