a.  Approving exemption from competitive bidding requirements under Texas Local Government Code, Chapter/Section, 262.024 (a)(7), an item that can be obtained from only one source as various State/Local Statutes, Administrative, Election, Family, Tax Codes, Etc. (i.e. Gov't. Code 2051, Tx. Local Gov't. Code 262, Tx. Adm. Code, etc.) and all Other Applicable laws that dictate publication;

b.  Approval of a Sole Source Declaration for "The Monitor" for the purpose of publising all types of statutory (as described herein) ads and notices necessary and required by Hidalgo County (elected offices, departments and/or programs) inasmuch as The Monitor covers a county-wide circulation, publishes daily, devotes not less than 25% of total column lineage to general interest items, and is entered as second-class postal matter in the county published;

c.  Authority to purchase ad or notice space from The Monitor (through the requisition and Purchase Order protocol) for as long as The Monitor continues as said Sole Source Provider.