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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />League of Minnesota Cities Information Memo: 5/10/2019 <br />Newspaper Publication Page 6 <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.05, subd. <br />6. Sometimes a city’s charter or a specific statute provides additional <br />requirements for particular publications. In these situations, cities should <br />follow the charter provision or specific statute’s requirements. <br /> D. Summary publication <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.01, subd. <br />10. A city may choose to publish a summary of a complete public notice. A <br />“summary” means an accurate and intelligible abstract or synopsis of the <br />essential elements of proceedings, ordinances, resolutions, and other <br />official actions. A properly published summary fulfills all legal publication <br />requirements as completely as if the entire summarized matter had been <br />published. <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.01, subd. <br />10. Minn. Stat. § 331A.05. <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, subd. <br />4. <br />For a sample summary, <br />contact the LMC research <br />department at (651) 281- <br />1200 or (800) 925-1122. <br />A summary must be written in a clear and coherent manner and avoid the <br />use of technical or legal terms not generally familiar to the public. The <br />summary publication must clearly indicate that the published material is <br />only a summary, and must contain a notice that the full text is available for <br />public inspection at the city office and at any other location the council <br />designates or by means of standard or electronic mail. If the city publishes <br />a summary of its financial statement or minutes, the notice must also <br />contain a statement that a copy of the full version of the financial <br />statement or minutes (other than attachments) is available without cost. <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.191, subd. <br />4. <br />See also Part III-section A <br />What cities must publish. <br />Statutory cities may choose to publish the title and summary of an <br />ordinance if it is lengthy, or if it includes charts or maps. The council must <br />approve summary publication by a four-fifths vote. <br /> E. Length of publication <br />Minn. Stat. § 331A.08, <br />subds. 1, 2. When calculating how long to publish a public notice, cities should not <br />count the first day of publication. The day on which the act or event will <br />occur, or the day that completes the full period required for publication, <br />should generally be included. If the last day is a Sunday or legal holiday, <br />however, the next secular day will be considered the last day. <br /> An example may better help to illustrate this concept: If a city council will <br />be holding a special meeting, it must give at least three days public notice. <br />If the notice is first published on Monday, this day would not be counted <br />as one of the three days because the first day of publication is not counted. <br />Tuesday would be the first day of notice, Wednesday would be the second <br />day of notice, and Thursday would be the third day of notice. Thursday <br />would be the soonest the council could hold the special meeting, since the <br />day on which the meeting would occur would be included when <br />computing the time.