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STAFF REPORT <br />DATE: January 2, 2024 <br /> CONSENT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM: Designate Official Publication Newspaper of Record <br />SUBMITTED BY: Julie Johnson, City Clerk <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Pursuant to Minn. State Statute § 412.831, the City Council is to select an official newspaper of <br />record for legal publications. From a financial and timeliness perspective, City Staff has had an <br />effective working relationship with the Stillwater Gazette as its official newspaper for the past <br />several years. The Stillwater Gazette meets all statutory requirements for legal publications, has <br />a reasonable publication schedule/deadline for submission, and its rates for publication are very <br />competitive. <br /> <br />ISSUE BEFORE COUNCIL: <br />What newspaper should the City use for official publications? <br /> <br />PROPOSAL: <br />The City Council is asked to select an official newspaper. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />The City Council is respectfully requested to designate Stillwater Gazette as the City’s official <br />newspaper of record for 2024. The Stillwater Gazette publishes weekly and is readily available <br />to residents, therefore staff recommends choosing the Stillwater Gazette. As part of its consent <br />agenda, no specific motion is required. Should council choose to remove this item from its <br />consent agenda, the recommended motion for this action is as follows: <br /> <br /> <br />“Move to adopt Resolution 2024-002 designating the Stillwater Gazette as the official <br />newspaper of record for 2024.” <br /> <br />