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<br />Affidavit of Publication
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<br />STATEOFMINNESOTA )
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<br />COUNTY OF SHERBURNE)
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<br />being duly sworn, on oath says that helshe is the publisher or
<br />authorized agent and employee of the publisher of the newspa-
<br />per known as The Elk River Star News, and has full knowledge
<br />ofthe.facts which are stated below:
<br />(A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements
<br />constituting qualification as a qualified newspaper, as provided
<br />by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable
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<br />laws, as amended. . n 3' ~d
<br />(B) The printed OJ J}./I;\...il/~ ~I IS
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<br />ORD EGARD
<br />CITV'$'~ONFLICT OF IN'.l';E
<br />'."~-" POLICy.....
<br />The Oity Oouncil of the City of Fllk
<br />River doe!! hereby ordain as follows:
<br />Section 1.Section 218.08(9) of the }!llk
<br />River.Oqde of Ordinances is amended to
<br />rea ows:
<br />'. Confliet::f)f Interest ~ '. . .
<br />a. Introd~-;;tiol). The credibility~~r
<br />local government rests heavilyu pon the
<br />confidence which citizens have in public
<br />officials and employees to render f~ir
<br />and impartial services to all citizens
<br />without regard to personalinterest andl
<br />or political influence. ThU!!, City offi.
<br />ciaIs and employees must scrupulouslY
<br />avoid anY activjty wllichsuggest a con-
<br />flict of interest between their private
<br />interests and City responsibilitie$. Om-
<br />cials and employees of the City, or their
<br />fainily IIlembers, shall not engage or
<br />have fip/lllcial interest,i,n /lilY businesl!
<br />or other activity which could reasonably
<br />lead to. a conflict q(,jnterest with the
<br />official's or employee'~ priiriary City re-
<br />spqnsibilities. ~amily members" of ,p
<br />official or employee shall be deemed to
<br />be theotficiaI oreJD,ployee's !!j>Quse, par-
<br />ents, qhU4reil, siblings, brothers-m.l!;\w,
<br />and sisterS-tn-law and the lipeal de-
<br />scendants of any of them. Examples of
<br />activities which are not in accordance
<br />. with this poliey include, but are not
<br />limited to, the following:
<br />(1) Having an interest in any business
<br />. which has contacts or other direct deal-
<br />. ipg wi ..e City;
<br />(2 . which require the official
<br />or ~t.City codes, or,
<br />di iOI\!1when lj\uchac-
<br />ti .attel'l! with which the
<br />offici or emp oyee haS business andlor
<br />family ties; . .
<br />(3) CODl!ultipg activities carried. out
<br />within the City if such consulting in-
<br />vqlvel! talepts or!!~ls primarily related
<br />W tht;l official'!! Or eIllPlqyee's City work
<br />reljponsibilities; . .
<br />( . an offici~'$ or eIllploYI:le'$
<br />aut uen<;e, 0" City position for
<br />the private qr personal finan-
<br />cialg, .'
<br />(5) The use of city time, facilities, equip-
<br />ment, or supplies for the purpose of
<br />. private or personal financial gain;
<br />(6) Receipt or acceptance of any com-
<br />pensation or other considerations from
<br />anyone other than the City for the per~
<br />formance of an !lct which the official or
<br />employee would be required or expected
<br />to perform ip thE! regular course of his!
<br />her <;lity eIllployment, Or as a part of his!
<br />her. duties as an official or t;lmplo)'ee.
<br />Compensation does not include awar<fs,
<br />plaques, or momentos ,recognizing the
<br />official's or employee'sl contribution in
<br />their area or to a chlll'i-table organiza-
<br />tion, honoraria, or' otl)er expenses in
<br />conjunction with- G pre ntation or dem-
<br />onstration in the t;l s field of ex-
<br />pertise or schOlars ants'
<br />for schouls""'" ... "M__
<br />(7) Entl;\rlng into
<br />tio:QJ/tV__dt/
<br />infqJm'(jiq;f
<br />mentEll1
<br />that h
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<br />which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper,
<br />and was printed and published once each week, for ~. ~Uf;
<br />cessive weeks; it was first published on Wednesday, the c;<. I{ -
<br />day of ' 1~, and was thereafter
<br />printed ana pub ished on every Wednesday to and including
<br />Wednesday, the _day of ,19_;
<br />and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to
<br />Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size
<br />and kind of type used in the composition and publication of the
<br />notice.
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<br />BY: .
<br />TITLE:
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<br />2Z;~~3WXYX
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<br />Subscribed and sworn to before me on this
<br />, 19 (.) a .
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<br />day of
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<br />Notary Public
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<br />RATE IN
<br />(1) Lowest classified rate paid by
<br />commercial users for comparable
<br />space
<br />(2) Maximum rate allowed by law fOl'
<br />the above matter
<br />(3) Rate actually charged for the
<br />above matter
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<br />CINDY M. SCHIMINSKJ
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<br />OKA COUNTY
<br />MISSION EXPIRES 6-1().99
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<br />$
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<br />It) 7.50
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<br />$
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<br />I 3{l?> 3
<br />/31.1,3
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<br />$
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<br />injurious to the effeciive~ess ofth~ otn-
<br />cial or employee in carrymg out hislher
<br />duties and responsibilities. In such cases
<br />the official or employee shall immedi-
<br />ately terminate the conflicting activity .
<br />or be subject to termination of employ-
<br />ment or removal from office.
<br />b. Officials. For the purposes of this
<br />Section 218.08(9), theterm "official" shall
<br />include all elected and appointed offi-
<br />cialS of the City including, but not lim-
<br />ited to, the City Council, the Economic
<br />Development Authority, and themem-
<br />bers of the Boards and Comlnissions
<br />established by Chapter IT of the City
<br />Code of Ord~ances. "Employee" shall
<br />include any individual employed by the
<br />Cit a full or part-time basis.
<br />elected official shall
<br />yorindirectly, any
<br />to campaign on
<br />half as a condition to employ-
<br />men . employees shall use City t~e
<br />or resources in promoting or advocatmg
<br />the elecliOIlofany individu.al.. .
<br />d.Applicability.NotbiP-gm this policy
<br />is intended to viola rsede, or con-
<br />flict with any appli tat? orfeder~
<br />law regarding co of mterest. m
<br />pub . ent or disclosure requIre-
<br />ment set forth in Minn.
<br />Stat.
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<br />__l' emplo)'!!lent. or
<br />jt wiU Nf~ the
<br />o' ndePel!dElDce of
<br />judgement 0 u-e use of <;onfidential
<br />information gained Q. a result of City
<br />duties;
<br />(9) Acting as aI1- agent or represent!l-
<br />tive for anqther in any matter pending
<br />before the City or QouncU, except in the
<br />proper discharge of duties. Forexample,
<br />an official Or employee should not ap-
<br />pear before City Council on behalf of a
<br />third party and seek to use their posi-
<br />tion or influence to sway the Council;
<br />(10) Conducting personal business
<br />while working regularly scheduled
<br />hours;
<br />(11) Accepting rebates or procuring
<br />any fmancial gain through the bidding
<br />process or employment of outside per-
<br />sonnel; and
<br />(12) Acceptance of any gift (other than
<br />a campaign contribution) with avalue of
<br />$100 or more from any individual, cor-
<br />poration, or other entity that is, or may
<br />become, a supplier of goqds or services to
<br />the City. :
<br />Any official or employee engaging in
<br />any actjvity involving either ap actual
<br />or potential cQntlict of interest or having
<br />knowledge of such activity by apother
<br />official or employee shall protnptly re-
<br />, port the activit)'to the City Administra-
<br />tor, or jf such activity be by the City
<br />Administrator, to the Mayor. The <;lity
<br />Administrator or Mayor ahall investi-
<br />gate the lpatter and make a determina-
<br />tion as to whether or not an actual or
<br />potential conflict exists. If the City Ad- .
<br />ministrator or Mayor determines a con-
<br />flict exists, it sltall be presumed that the
<br />continuGtion of the pra~tice would be
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<br />a Passed dopted bY the City Coun-
<br />cilofthe City of Elk River,this 19th day
<br />. of July 1993. M
<br />' John Dietz,,-- Vice ayor
<br />A'ITE '.
<br />Sandra Thackeray, City Clerk
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