[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Franklin 8-5-1997
by Ord. No. 97-1461 as Sec 1.12 of the 1997 Code. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
On or before the second Tuesday of April, the City Clerk shall advertise
in the Official City Newspaper for separate proposals to publish in English
the proceedings of the City Council and the city's legal notices for
the ensuing year, inviting bids from all daily and weekly newspapers published
in the City which are eligible under § 985.03, Wis. Stats., and
stating the security required with each bid, which amount shall be fixed by
the City Council and require delivery of written, sealed bids in the office
of the Clerk by noon on the first Tuesday of May. At noon on the first Tuesday
of May, the Clerk shall in the presence of the Mayor or an Alderperson open
the bids and enter them in a record kept for that purpose.
No bid from other than a newspaper legally invited to bid or for more
than the legal rate for like work shall be of any effect. The paper making
the lowest effective bid for the city's legal notices shall be awarded
the contract therefor. If two or more effective bids are for the same price
and no lower effective bid is filed, the Clerk shall transmit such tie bids
to the Council at its next meeting, and the Council shall designate
the successful bid. If no effective bid is received, the Council may direct
the Clerk to readvertise as before.
Each successful bidder shall execute a contract in accordance with the
bid and file such bond for its performance as the Council requires. No such
paper shall receive more or less than the contract price nor any other compensation
for the work.
If for any reason the city is at any time without an Official City Newspaper,
matters required to be published shall be published in a newspaper eligible
under § 985.03, Wis. Stats, designated by the Council, at not more
than the legal rate for like work.
At the first City Council meeting in May, or as soon thereafter as may
be, the Council shall designate the successful bidder as the City's Official
Newspaper and shall fix the price in the amount of the successful bid, but
in no event greater than the legal rate for like work.
It is intended that this chapter be interpreted to authorize the city
to choose an Official Newspaper in accordance with the procedures in § 985.06(1),
Wis. Stats., as amended from time to time, as though the city were a city
of the third class. This chapter is not intended to authorize publication
not allowed by § 985.06(1), Wis. Stats. This chapter shall be interpreted
under the legal opinions applicable to § 985.06(1), Wis. Stats.,
as amended from time to time.
