§ 4. Contracts for official advertising.

A. The city manager shall let annually contracts for official advertising for the ensuing fiscal year. For this purpose, he or she shall submit to each legal newspaper published in the city, a notice describing the contemplated advertising and asking for sealed proposals. The proposals shall specify the type and spacing to be used at the rate or rates named in the bid. The city manager shall let the contracts for such official advertising to the lowest and best bidder publishing a newspaper of general circulation in the city; provided that such bid shall not exceed the newspapers published open rates; provided further, that in his or her discretion, the city manager may reject any and all bids and proceed to secure new bids in the manner provided herein.

B. The newspaper to which the award for such advertising is made shall be known and designated as the official newspaper.

(Ord. 2482, § 1 (part), 2007)