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RCW RCW 36.72.07536.72.075 <br />Official county newspaper.Official county newspaper. <br />At its first April meeting, the county legislative authority shall let a contract to a legal At its first April meeting, the county legislative authority shall let a contract to a legal <br />newspaper qualified under this section to serve as the official county newspaper for the term newspaper qualified under this section to serve as the official county newspaper for the term <br />of one year beginning on the first day of July following. If there be at least one legal of one year beginning on the first day of July following. If there be at least one legal <br />newspaper published in the county, the contract shall be let to a legal newspaper published in newspaper published in the county, the contract shall be let to a legal newspaper published in <br />the county. If there be no legal newspaper published in the county, the county legislative the county. If there be no legal newspaper published in the county, the county legislative <br />authority shall let the contract to a legal newspaper published in an adjacent county and authority shall let the contract to a legal newspaper published in an adjacent county and <br />having general circulation in the county.having general circulation in the county. <br />When two or more legal newspapers are qualified under the provisions of this section When two or more legal newspapers are qualified under the provisions of this section <br />to be the official county newspaper, the clerk of the county legislative authority shall advertise, to be the official county newspaper, the clerk of the county legislative authority shall advertise, <br />at least five weeks before the meeting at which the county legislative authority shall let the at least five weeks before the meeting at which the county legislative authority shall let the <br />contract for the official county newspaper, for bid proposals to be submitted by interested contract for the official county newspaper, for bid proposals to be submitted by interested <br />qualified legal newspapers. Advertisement of the opportunity to bid shall be mailed to all qualified legal newspapers. Advertisement of the opportunity to bid shall be mailed to all <br />qualified legal newspapers and shall be published once in the official county newspaper. The qualified legal newspapers and shall be published once in the official county newspaper. The <br />advertisement may designate the form which notices shall take, and may require that the advertisement may designate the form which notices shall take, and may require that the <br />successful bidder provide a bond for the correct and faithful performance of the contract.successful bidder provide a bond for the correct and faithful performance of the contract. <br />The county legislative authority shall let the contract to the best and lowest responsible The county legislative authority shall let the contract to the best and lowest responsible <br />bidder, giving consideration to the question of circulation in awarding the contract, with a view bidder, giving consideration to the question of circulation in awarding the contract, with a view <br />to giving publication of notices the widest publicity.to giving publication of notices the widest publicity. <br />[ [ 2017 c 37 § 32017 c 37 § 3; ; 1977 c 34 § 21977 c 34 § 2.].] <br />Page 1 of 1RCW 36.72.075: Official county newspaper. <br />3/29/2021https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=36.72.075