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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council 4.4 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Consent Agenda January 2, 2024 Tina Allard, City Clerk <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Designate Official Newspaper and Website for Justin Femrite, Public Works Director <br />Transportation Project Notices for 2023 <br />Reviewed by <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Designate, by motion, the Star News as the official newspaper for the city and designate the city website <br />(elkrivermn.gov) as the official notice and advertisement venue for transportation project bids in 2024. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />MN Stat. Ch. 331A requires the city to designate an official newspaper to publish certain notices each year. This <br />includes public hearings, advertisements for bids, and adoption of ordinances. To be qualified as an official legal <br />newspaper, the paper must meet certain minimum requirements. Under the state criteria, Star News is the only <br />viable option. <br /> <br />In addition, MN Stat. Ch. 331A.12 allows the designation of a city’s website as the official notice venue for <br />transportation projects. Publication on the website may be used in place of any other required form of <br />publication. To comply with state law, the city must publish any future advertisement for bids on the city site. All <br />notices under this section must be posted in substantially the same format and for the same period as required for <br />publication in an official newspaper and ensure a permanent record of publication is maintained in a form <br />accessible by the public. <br /> <br />The city will also continue to provide notice in commonly circulated trade publications. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> None <br /> <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br /> <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity. <br />Updated: January 2023 <br /> <br />