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Section 11 .05 Public Utility. How Sold. No public utility owned by the City shall be sold or otherwise disposed of by the City unless the full terms of the preposition of said sale or other disposition thereof, together with the price to be paid therefore, shall be embodied in an ordinance approved by a majority of the registered voters voting thereon at a general or special election. Before such ordinance is submitted to a vote, the Council shall hold a public hearing on the matter in accordance with Section 11 . 06 of this chapter. Section 11 . 06. Notice of Public Hearing. Notice of public hearing required by this chapter shall be published at least once in the official newspaper and in the City Newsletter at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing. Additional notice of such public hearing may be given in such manner as the Council may determine. CHAPTER 12 MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS Section 12. 01 Offical Publication. The Council shall annually designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the City as its official newspaper in which shall be published ordinances and other matters required by law and this charter to be so published , as well as such other matters as the Council may deem it in the public interest to have published in this manner. Section 12. 02 Oath of Office. Every officer of the City shall, before entering upon the duties of his/her office, take and subscribe an oath of office in substantially the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) to support the Constitution of the United States and of this state and to discharge faithfully the duties devolving upon me as (mayor, councilmember, clerk-administrator, etc . ) of the City of Mounds View to the best of my judgement and ability" . Section 12. 03 City Officers not to be Interested in Contracts. Except as otherwise permitted by state law, no officer of the City, who is authorized to take part in any manner in any contract with the City, shall voluntarily have a personal financial interest in such contract or personally benefit financially therefrom. Section 12. 04. Official Bonds. The Clerk-Administrator, the City Treasurer, and such other officers or employees of the City may be provided for by ordinance shall each, before entering upon the duties of his/her respective office or employment, give a corporate surety bond to the City in such form and in such amount as may be fixed by the Council as security for the - faithful performance of his/her official duties. This corporate surety bond may be in the form of either individual or blanket bonds at the discretion of the Council . They shall be approved by the Council , and approved as to form by the City Attorney, and filed with the Clerk-Administrator. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the City. -20-