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RESOLUTION NO. 2014-14 <br />WHEREAS, cities are currently required by law to publish public notices in a designated official <br />newspaper for the city (Minn. Stat. § 331 A),,- and <br />WHEREAS, cities are committed to providing information to citizens and increasing access to <br />information about city operations and business,- and <br />WHEREAS, citizens expect and demand information in an itumediate forinat', and <br />WHEREAS, cities have limited resources and must utilize tax dollars in the most efficient way <br />possible-, and <br />WHEREAS, cities should have the authority to determine the best and most efficient method of <br />communicating information to citizens based on citizen expectations; and <br />WHEREAS, cities are continuously improving and investing in technology to reach more <br />citizens in a timely manner; and <br />WHEREAS, utilizing city websites to publish public notices would eliminate the time and costly <br />burden of publishing in newspapers; and <br />L, <br />WHEREAS, city websites are increasingly the first place citizens look for information about <br />their cities; and <br />WHEREAS, the ability of city websites to provide citizens with up-to-date, detailed information <br />exceeds that of print media <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the city council of the City of Lake Elmo supports HE <br />1286 and SF 1152, legislation now before the 2014 legislature that would allow cities to publish <br />certain public notices on their websites instead of, or in addition to, in an official newspaper. <br />ADOPTED BY THE LAKE ELM O CITY COUNCIL ON THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH <br />2014. <br />CITY OF LAKE ELMO <br />Mike, Pearson <br />Mayor <br />