City of Oak Creek
Common Council Report
Meeting Date: 5/18/04
Item No.: 11
Recommendation: That the Council accept the bid of Community Newspapers to serve as the official City newspaper for the next 12 months.
Background: One of the state requirements we have as a third class city is an annual bid process for an official City newspaper. An official notice was published inviting bids to be publicly opened on May 4, 2004. The only bid received was from Community Newspapers.
The rates are as follows, and represent a reduction from prior years:
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1st insertion per line |
2nd insertion per line |
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Council Proceedings |
$0.49 |
$0.39 |
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Legal Notices |
$0.49 |
$0.39 |
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1st Insertion per column inch |
2nd Insertion per column inch |
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Display ads, sample ballots and other matter set in display format |
$3.94 |
$3.10 |
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Affidavit |
$1.00 |
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The 2003 rate for publication of legal notices/council proceedings was $0.67 per line, and $5.65 per column inch for display ads, sample ballots and other matter set in a display format. A rate for second insertions was included at a rate of $5.50 per column inch.
Fiscal Impact: Funds to cover the cost of official notices for 2004 have been budgeted in the General Government-Legal Notices Account.
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Prepared by & Fiscal Review by:
Beverly A. Buretta, CMC City Clerk |
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File name: S:\COUNCIL AGENDAS 2004\0518\Official Newspaper 2004.Ccr.Doc
Print Date: 5/12/2004 1:17 PM
Revision No. 3