Consent 1.B.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 04/24/2017
- TITLE
- Legal Advertising Agreement
- PRESENTED BY:
- Tina Volek
- Department:
- City Hall Administration
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The City must publish notices of meetings, public hearings, resolutions and ordinances, requests for bids, and other ads. The present legal advertising agreement with The Billings Times expires April 30, 2017. Staff requested proposals for legal advertising and received responses from Yellowstone County News and The Billings Times. Liz Kampa-Weatherwax, Purchasing Agent for the City of Billings; Debi Meling, City Engineer; and Denise Bohlman, City Clerk, carefully reviewed each proposal and unanimously chose Yellowstone County News, for the City's legal advertising needs.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
Council may:
- Approve the Agreement for legal advertising with Yellowstone County News; or
- Not approve the Agreement for legal advertising with Yellowstone County News.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City spends an average of $21,000 per year for legal advertising.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council approve the agreement for legal advertising with Yellowstone County News for the period of May 1, 2017, through April 30, 2018, with five, one-year options to renew by mutual agreement.