HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. R2022-11 RESOLUTION NO.R2022-11
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,
TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE GALVESTON COUNTY DAILY NEWS AS THE
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD; AND PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS,the City Council is required to designate an official newspaper of the City pursuant to
Section 11.02 of the Charter; and
WHEREAS,such newspaper generally shall:
1. devote not less than 25 percent of its total column lineage to general interest items;
2. be published at least once each week;
3. be published in the county in which the City is located;
4. be a public newspaper of general circulation in the City;
5. be entered as second-class postal matter in the county where published;
6. charge the legal rate or a lower rate; and
7. have been published regularly and continuously for at least 12 months before the City
publishes notice; and
WHEREAS,the City recently became aware that its official newspaper, The Reporter News,will
no longer be offering a printed version of its publication; and
WHEREAS, the City Council must designate another newspaper as the official newspaper of the
City; and
WHEREAS, The Galveston County Daily News satisfies the above-listed requirements; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to The Galveston County Daily News as the official
newspaper of the City of Friendswood;NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIENDSWOOD,STATE OF
TEXAS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby designates The Galveston County Daily News as the
official newspaper of the City of Friendswood.
Section 2. This resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage and approval.
PASSED,APPROVED and ADOPTED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Friendswood on this the 71 day of March,2022.
OB RT J. 6RIFFON �or Pro Tem.A T:
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LE ICIA BRYSCH,City Secret U O
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RNER,City Attorney
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