2021-08 - R - Designating The Prosper Press as the official newspaper of the Town of Prosper, and The Dallas Morning News and The Frisco Enterprise as alternative advertising sources, for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 02.09.21TOWN OF PROSPER, TEXAS
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-08
A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER,
TEXAS, DESIGNATING THE PROSPER PRESS AS THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER OF THE TOWN OF PROSPER, AND THE DALLAS MORNING
NEWS AND THE FRISCO ENTERPRISE AS ALTERNATE ADVERTISING
SOURCES, FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021.
WHEREAS, Section 11.02 of the Prosper Town Charter provides that the Town Council
shall declare annually an official newspaper of general circulation in the Town. All ordinances,
notices and other matters required by the Charter, Town ordinance, or the Constitution and laws
of the State of Texas shall be published in the official newspaper; and
WHEREAS, Section 2051.049 of the Texas Government Code provides that the Town
Council shall select one or more newspapers to publish notices; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. 15-31, approved by the Prosper Town Council on May 26,
2015, provides that The Dallas Morning News is authorized as an alternate advertising source in
the event that the Town encounters a situation where an advertising or public notice deadline
could not be timely met by The Prosper Press; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council of the Town of Prosper desires to designate The Frisco
Enterprise as a secondary alternate newspaper of the Town; and,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1
The Town Council of the Town of Prosper hereby designates The Prosper Press, a public
newspaper in and of the Town of Prosper, Texas, as the official newspaper of said Town, the
same to continue as such until another is selected, and shall cause to be published therein all
ordinances, notices and other matters required by law or by ordinance to be published. The
Dallas Morning News and The Frisco Enterprise are hereby designated as authorized advertising
sources in the event that the Town encounters a situation where an advertising or public notice
deadline cannot be timely met by The Prosper Press.
SECTION 2
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage.
DULY PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
PROSPER, TEXAS, ON THIS THE 9TH DAY OF FEBRUARY 2021.
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Ray Smith,,Mayor
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Melissa Lee, Totimn Secretary'Lr
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APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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Terrence S. Welch, Town Attorney
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