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The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional service, and community <br />engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br /> <br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br />To <br />City Council <br />Item Number <br />5.3 <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />January 6, 2025 <br />Prepared By <br />Tina Allard, City Clerk <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Designate Official Newspaper and Website for <br />Transportation Project Notices for 2025 <br />Reviewed by <br />Justin Femrite <br />Cal Portner <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 2025. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />MN Stat. Ch. 331A requires the city to designate an official newspaper to publish certain notices each year. <br />This includes public hearings, advertisements for bids, and the adoption of ordinances. To be qualified as an <br />official legal newspaper, the paper must meet certain requirements. Under the state criteria, the Star News is <br />the only 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. <br />All notices under this section must be posted in substantially the same format and for the same period as <br />required for publication in an official newspaper and ensure a permanent record of publication is maintained <br />in a form accessible to the public. The city will also continue to provide notice in commonly circulated trade <br />publications. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br />N/A <br /> <br />Mission/Policy/Goal <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />Page 59 of 94