HomeMy WebLinkAboutres1994-016WKATCQM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL
NO. 94-124
CLEARANCES
Initial
Date
Date Received in Council Office:
A nda date
Assigned to:
"lriginator. Clerk of the Council
3/1/94
Council
Division Head:
Dept. Head:
Prosecutor.
Purchasing/Budget:
Executive:
SUBJECT:
Resolution directing the Auditor to advertise a call for bids for the County's official daily newspaper
ATTACHMENTS:
Resolution
SUMMARY STATEMENT: Please complete sections of box as appropriate & explain the item below.
Related County contract #:
Should Clerk schedule a hearing? NO YES /Requested date:
Amount budgeted for this item /project: $
Is it or will it be within budget? YES NO Please explain below
Budget line item number(s).
Each year the Council directs the Auditor to advertise, for five consecutive weeks, the call for bids for the
r,115cial County newspaper. This is a routine matter. The Auditor will open bids at 9 a.m. April 20, and the
incil will award the bid at either its April 26 or May 3 meeting.
ORIGINATOR'S RECOMMENDED ACTION.•
The Clerk recommends adoption of the resolution.
COMMITTEE ACTION TAKEN.•
COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN.•
3/1/94: Council approved the resolution. 7 -0.
Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number (this item only):
Res 94 -016
newsbid.ms, 2 /22/94
SPONSORED BY: Consent
PROPOSED BY: Clerk of the Council
INTRODUCTION DATE: 3 -1 -94
2 RESOLUTION NO. 94 -016
3 DIRECTING THE AUDITOR TO ADVERTISE A CALL FOR BIDS FOR
4 THE COUNTY'S OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
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6 WHEREAS, RCW 36.72.075 requires the County Council to contract with a legal
7 newspaper to serve one year as the .official county newspaper beginning on the first day
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WHEREAS, said statute requires the County Auditor to advertise for bid
proposals from qualified legal newspapers interested in serving as the official county
newspaper; and
WHEREAS, said advertisement shall be made at least five weeks before the
meeting at which the Council shall let the contract for the official county newspaper;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council that
the County Auditor is directed to issue a call for bids for the official daily County
newspaper for the year beginning July 1, 1994 and ending June 30, 1995, both dates
inclusive. Said bids will be opened, read aloud and considered at 9 a.m. April 20, 1994
in the Auditor's Conference Room, Courthouse 1st floor, Bellingham.
APPROVED this 1st day of March, 1993.
ATTEST:
WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL
WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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Ramona Reeves, Clerk of the Council Ro ert Imhof, C un it Chair