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CITY OF LINO LAKES RESOLUTION NO. 14-22 A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION ALLOWING CITIES TO DESIGNATE ITS WEBSITE TO PUBLISH PUBLIC NOTICES WHEREAS, cities are currently required by law to publish public notices in a designated official newspaper for the city (Minn. Stat. 331A); and WHEREAS, cities are committed to providing information to citizens and increasing access to information about city operations and business; and WHEREAS, citizens expect and insist on information in an immediate format; and WHEREAS, cites have limited resources and must utilize tax dollars in the most efficient way possible; and WHEREAS, cities should have the authority to determine the best and most efficient method of communicating information to citizens based on citizen expectations; and WHEREAS, cities are continually improving and investing in technology to reach more citizens in a timely manner; and WHEREAS, utilizing city websites to publish public notices would eliminate the costly burden of publishing in newspapers; and WHEREAS, city websites are increasingly the first place citizens look for information about their cities; and WHEREAS, the ability of city websites to provide citizens with detailed, up-to-date information exceeds that of print media. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes supports HF 1286 and SFR 1152, legislation now before the 2014 legislature, that would allow cities to publish certain public notices on their websites instead of an official newspaper. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 10th day of March 2014. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was introduced by Council Member Roese r and was duly seconded by Council Member Kusterman and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Roeser, Kusterman, S.toesz, Reinert The following voted against same: Rafferty ATTEST: a e Bartell, Ci y Jeff Rei - e , ayor