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CITY OF LADE ELMO <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LEGISLATION ALLOWING CITIES TO DESIGNATE <br />THEIR CITY WEBSITE TO PUBLISH PUBLIC NOTICES <br />• WHEREAS, cities are currently required by law to publish public notices in a designated official <br />newspaper for the city (Min.n. Stat. § 331A); 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 immediate format; 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 mariner; and <br />® <br />WHERE AS, utilizing, city websites to publish public notices would eliminate the time and costly <br />burden of publishing in newspapers; and <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 fake Elmo supports HF <br />1256 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 />ADOP'T'ED BY THE LAKE ELMO CITE' COUNCIL ON THE FOURTH DAY OF MARCH <br />20140 <br />CITE' OF LAKE ELMO <br />Mike Pearson <br />Mayor <br />(Seal) <br />ATTEST: <br />47�dam Hell " <br />City Clerk <br />