HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 25-018 Legal Newspaper of RecordCITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY
SPOKANE COUNTY, WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO.25-018
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, SPOKANE COUNTY,
WASHINGTON, DESIGNATING A NEW OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER OF THE CITY OF
SPOKANE VALLEY AND REPEALING RESOLUTION NOS. 02-11 AND 04-006
WHEREAS, RCW 35A.21.230 requires the City to designate an official newspaper for the City
of Spokane Valley having the qualifications prescribed by RCW 65.16 for the purposes of publishing
notices, ordinances (or summaries thereof) and other matters relating to the business of the City of
Spokane Valley; and
WHEREAS, on December 17, 2002, the Spokane Valley City Council passed Resolution 02-11
which designated the Spokesman -Review as the official newspaper of the City of Spokane Valley; and
WHEREAS, on March 23, 2004, the Spokane Valley City Council passed Resolution 04-006
which amended Resolution No. 02-11 to designate the Spokane Valley News Herald as the official
newspaper of the City of Spokane Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley City Council has reviewed the costs, publishing
schedules and deadlines, scope of services, and circulation volume of qualified local newspaper services
and it desires to re -designate the official newspaper of the City of Spokane Valley; and
WHEREAS, the City of Spokane Valley desires to change the current official newspaper of the
City of Spokane Valley to a newspaper (1) with a larger number of readers in the region so that City
notices, solicitations for bids on City projects and contracts, and other official notifications are read by a
greater percentage of the population, and (2) publishes more than one time per week so the City can
publish legally required notices without delay that may otherwise occur;
NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Spokane Valley, Spokane
County, Washington, that:
Section 1. Repeal of Resolution Nos. 02-11 and 04-006. City of Spokane Valley Resolution
Nos. 02-11 and 04-006 are hereby repealed in their entirety.
Section 2. Official Newspaper. The City of Spokane Valley, Spokane County, Washington,
through its City Council designates the Spokesman -Review as the official newspaper of the City of
Spokane Valley. The City shall submit to the newspaper its legal notices, ordinances (or summaries
thereof), and all other matters which state law requires be published. The newspaper, after publication,
shall provide an affidavit to the City of Spokane Valley setting forth the text and date of publication. This
Resolution shall not prevent the City from publishing notices, advertising or other matters in other
available publications.
Section 3. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective on January 1, 2026.
Adopted this 16"' day of December 2025.
Resolution No. 25-018
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ATTEST:
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Marei Ntterson, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
Resolution No. 25-018
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY:
Pam Haley, Mayor
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