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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 5/10/2019 <br />Newspaper Publication Page 4 <br /> • The publisher of the newspaper furnishes a sworn statement, verified <br />by a recognized independent circulation auditing agency, covering a <br />period of at least one year ending no earlier than 60 days before <br />designation for the newspaper, which states that the newspaper’s <br />circulation reaches no fewer than 75 percent of the households within <br />the city. <br />A.G. Op. 341-B-23 (Jan. 30, <br />1959). <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.05, subd. <br />5. <br />See also Part III-section C <br />Publishing in additional <br />newspapers. <br />The attorney general has said that a city cannot designate more than one <br />official newspaper. Even though a city cannot designate more than one <br />official newspaper, the statutes permit publishing notices in additional <br />newspapers to better inform the public. <br /> 3. Home rule charter cities <br /> Home rule charter cities may have additional designation criteria in their <br />charters. Officials from these cities should check the city’s charter for <br />other requirements. <br /> II. Publication requirements <br />See Part III-section A What <br />cities must publish. Cities are subject to a variety of publication requirements. This section <br />discusses the more general requirements that apply to publications. A later <br />section of this memo addresses specific requirements for particular types <br />of city notices. <br /> A. Published notice <br />Minn. Stat. § 645.11. When a statute refers to “published notice” it means publication in full of <br />the notice in the regular issue of a qualified newspaper once each week for <br />the number of weeks specified. <br /> B. Where items must be published <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.03, subd. <br />1. All public notices generally must be published in a qualified newspaper <br />that is likely to give notice in the affected area or to the persons to whom <br />the notice is directed. <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.03, subd. <br />1. When an item is required to be published in a newspaper that is located in <br />a city and no qualified newspaper is located in that city, the publication <br />must be made in a qualified newspaper that is likely to give notice unless a <br />particular statute provides otherwise. If no qualified newspaper exists, <br />publication is not required. <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.03, subd. <br />2. Fourth class cities located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area are not <br />required to publish notice in a qualified newspaper as long as both of the <br />following conditions are met: