var today = new Date();
var copyrightNotice = "Copyright " + today.getFullYear() + " City of Roanoke, Virginia";
var copyrightURL = 'http://www.roanokeva.gov/';

var legalNotice = 'Legal Notices';
var legalURL = 'http://www.roanokeva.gov/legal/';

function copyrightFooter() {
	var span = document.createElement('span');

	var a1 = document.createElement('a');
		a1.style.fontSize = '12px';
		a1.style.color = '#fff';
		a1.href = copyrightURL;
	var strong1 = document.createElement('strong');
	var text1 = document.createTextNode(copyrightNotice);
	strong1.appendChild(text1);
	a1.appendChild(strong1);

	var a2 = document.createElement('a');
		a2.style.fontSize = '12px';
		a2.style.color = '#fff';
		a2.href = legalURL;
	var strong2 = document.createElement('strong');
	var text2 = document.createTextNode(legalNotice);
	strong2.appendChild(text2);
	a2.appendChild(strong2);

	span.appendChild(a1);
	span.appendChild(document.createTextNode(' | '));
	span.appendChild(a2);

	return span.innerHTML;
} // copyrightFooter