4.4 SR 01-02-2024
Request for Action
To Item Number
Mayor and City Council 4.4
Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by
Consent Agenda January 2, 2024 Tina Allard, City Clerk
Item Description Reviewed by
Designate Official Newspaper and Website for Justin Femrite, Public Works Director
Transportation Project Notices for 2023
Reviewed by
Cal Portner, City Administrator
Action Requested
Designate, by motion, the Star News as the official newspaper for the city and designate the city website
(elkrivermn.gov) as the official notice and advertisement venue for transportation project bids in 2024.
Background/Discussion
MN Stat. Ch. 331A requires the city to designate an official newspaper to publish certain notices each year. This
includes public hearings, advertisements for bids, and adoption of ordinances. To be qualified as an official legal
newspaper, the paper must meet certain minimum requirements. Under the state criteria, Star News is the only
viable option.
In addition, MN Stat. Ch. 331A.12 allows the designation of a city’s website as the official notice venue for
transportation projects. Publication on the website may be used in place of any other required form of
publication. To comply with state law, the city must publish any future advertisement for bids on the city site. All
notices under this section must be posted in substantially the same format and for the same period as required for
publication in an official newspaper and ensure a permanent record of publication is maintained in a form
accessible by the public.
The city will also continue to provide notice in commonly circulated trade publications.
Financial Impact
N/A
Mission/Policy/Goal
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Attachments
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Updated: January 2023