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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 8838 CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT No...' 'z SAN � lays CONTRACT woo for the LOOSELEAF SUPPLEMENT SERVICE for the CODE OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS by the MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION Tallahassee, Florida OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORT41, Tr..I i 'J This agreement, made and entered into this day of - - 1976, by and between the MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION, a corporation duly organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, hereinafter referred to as the Corporation and the CITY OF FORT WORTH, a municipal corporation in the State of Texas, hereinafter referred to as the municipali- ty. WITNESSETH: That upon the .terms and conditions set forth yc. in this contract, the Corporation a31d the municipality hereby agree as follows : (1) SCHEDULE. The Corporation agrees to maintain the Code of the municipality up-to-date by the publication of Loose- leaf Supplements containing the new ordinances of a general and permanent nature enacted by the governing body. The Supplements can be published monthly, bimonthly, quarterly, semiannually or annually, depending on the requirements of the municipality. There is no additional charge for more frequent publication. A minimum of thirty (30) working days shall be required for delivery of a Supplement, following publication of the previous Supplement. (2) ORDINANCES TO BE FURNISHED BY MUNICIPALITY. It is requested that the ordinances be forwarded to the Corporation Promptly following enactment by the municipality for recording and processing. (3) EDITORIAL SCRUTINY. The new ordinances will be studied by a member of the law editorial staff of the Corporation in conjunction with the existing provisions of the Code for the purpose of determining if any provisions of the basic Code are repealed, amended or superseded. The page or pages of the -2- Code containing provisions that are repealed or amended by ordi- nance shall be reprinted or printed to remove such repealed or amended provisions and to insert the new ordinances. (4) EDITORIAL NOTES. Appropriate editorial notes will be prepared and appended to the new sections as deemed necessary by the Corporation. History notes will follow each section of the Code when inserted, which notes will include references to the new ordinances from which the section is derived. (5) COMPARATIVE TABLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS. The Corporation will prepare a Comparative Table listing the ordi- nances included in each Supplement and setting out the location thereof. This Table will be inserted preceding the Index. The Table of Contents will also be kept current to reflect changes in the Code Volume. (6) INDEX. When the inclusion of new material necessi- tates changes in the Index, appropriate entries will be prepared and the necessary pages of the Index will be printed or reprinted to include the new entries. (7) INSTRUCTION SHEET. Each Supplement will contain a page of instructions for removal of the obsolete pages and insertion of the new pages. (8) COSTS. The Corporation will prepare the ordinances editorially and print four hundred (400) copies of each Supplement for the sum of THIRTEEN DOLLARS ($13.00) per page, including blank pages. For the purpose of this agreement, a page is hereby defined as the area on one (1) side of a sheet of paper. A sheet contains two (2) pages. (9) TABULAR matter. The costs provided in Paragraph (8) above are based on a page containing type for ordinary composition. -3- Should the Supplement contain tables, drawings and the like for which other methods of reproduction are required, the cost of such engravings or tabular matter will be additional to the costs as provided above. (10) FREIGHT CHARGES. The Supplements will be shipped to the municipality, for distribution to the holders of the Codes. The shipment will be prepaid and invoiced at the time of final billing. The municipality shall have the exclusive right to sell and distribute the Supplements. (11) PAYMENT. All money due the Corporation for the publication of the Looseleaf Supplements will be due and payable within thirty (30) days after the date the municipality is in- voiced for the same by the Corporation, without interest. (12) TERMINATION. The Looseleaf Supplement Service as provided herein shall be in full force and effect for a period of three (3) years, commencing June 15, 1976, through June 14, 1979. This contract and agreement may be terminated by either party at any time following sixty (60) days written notice to the other party of such intention to terminate. Such notice shall be for- warded certified mail, "return receipt requested" to ensure de- livery to the other party. The termination date will be effective sixty (60) days from receipt of such notice. (13) VENUE. Should any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, arise out of the terms of this agreement, venue for said action shall lie in Tarrant County, Texas. IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this agree- ment to be executed by the signing of its authorized officers and -4- the affixing of its corporate seal and the municipality has caused this agreement to be executed by the signing of its authorized officers and the affixing of its corporate seal, this day and year first written above. ATTEST: MUNICIPAL CODE CORPORATION B (SEAL) Secretary Executive re Vic sident ATTEST: FORT WORTH, TEXAS A By (Title)` C v (Title) APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: -5- vv cll� City of 1F®rlWorth Texas Mayor and Council Common ation DATE REFERENCE SUBJECT: Contract with Municipal Code Cor- PAGE NUMBER *oration fo-r_Publicat:ton of Supplements o 1 6%21,176 C-3430 - � of 0 � - r, �the Since July 1972, the City of Fort Worth has contracted with Municipal Code Corporation of Tallahassee, Florida, for two-year periods of time, for the publication of supplements to The Code of The City of Fort Worth at a charge of $12.50 per page . Four hundred copies of each supplement are printed and these supplements are furnished to The City of Fort Worth on a quarterly basis. The contract entered into on June 12, 1974, expired on June 12, 1976, and Municipal Code Corporation has proposed to the City of Fort Worth a new contract for a three-year period at $13.00 per page, which is an increase of $0.50 per page from the current contract and which in- creases the contract period from two years to three years. Recommendation It is recommended that the City Manager be authorized to contract with Municipal Code Corporation to supplement the City Code for the next three years at a cost of $13.00 per page. RNL:lm SUBMITTED BY: DISPOSITION BY COUNCIL: PROCESSED BY L; APPROVED OTHER (DESCRIBE) ` - __ - I CITY SECRETARY i DATE CITY MANAGER