Consent 1.C.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 04/25/2011
- TITLE
- Legal Advertising Agreement
- PRESENTED BY:
- Cari Martin, City Clerk
- 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, 2011. Staff requested proposals for legal advertising and received responses from The Billings Outpost, The Billings Gazette and The Billings Times. Liz Kampa, Purchasing Agent for the City of Billings; Debi Meling, City Engineer; and Cari Martin, City Clerk, carefully reviewed each proposal and unanimously chose The Billings Times, the paper of record for the legal and contracting community, for the City's legal advertising needs.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
Council may:
- Approve the Agreement for legal advertising with The Billings Times; or
- Not approve the Agreement for legal advertising with The Billings Times.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
The City spends an average of $30,000 per year for legal advertising.
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the Agreement for legal advertising with The Billings Times for the period of May 1, 2011, through April 30, 2014, with three, one-year options to renew by mutual agreement.