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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA a �
Presented By
Referred To
Committee: Date
1 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul spends up to $100,000 each yeaz for publication of public notices
2 and documents; and
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4 WHEREAS, access to the Internet through home, office, school and library computers has increased
5 greatly in Saint Paul; and
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7 WIIEREAS, Minnesota State Statute 331A.02 states that proceedings and notices be published in an
8 official newspaper. "To be qualified as a medium of official and legal publications, a newspaper shall: be
9 printed in the English language, in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed
10 space to at least 1,000 square inches." This provision excludes a Ciry Web site as an official newspaper; and
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12 WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul, along with the City of Minneapolis would like a waiver from the
13 Minnesota Board of Government Innovation and Cooperation which would recognize the Internet as an
14 official publication tool; now, therefore,
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16 BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council authorizes the City Clerk to apply to the Minnesota Board of
17 Government Innovation and Cooperation for a waiver from the requirements of Minnesota Statutes, section
18 331A.02; and
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20 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Clerk work with the City Webmasters to ensure the
21 posting of all official publications on the City Web site and
22 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council requests the Saint Paul Libraries to F
visible instructions on how citizens can access nublic information on the comfluters in
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Authorize the City Clerk to apply to the Minnesota Board of Goverxunent
Innovation and Cooperation for a waiver from the requirements of Minnesota
Statutes, section 331A.02.
PLANNING COMMISSION
CIB COMMfREE
CIVIL SERVICE CAMMISSION
Has this pe�sonlfirm everwwked unaer a corNactfw mis departmerA?
VFS NO
Has Mis persoNfirm e�er been a cily empbyee7
YES NO
Dces thie PeisoMim G� a sltill rwt normallYP� bY any curreM citY emPbYee?
YES NO
Is Nis personKrm a targetetl ventloY)
YES NO
The City would like to have the Internet recognized as an official publica
tool as defined in Minnesota State Statute 331A.02.
The City will save money that would be spent on publishing in the legal
newspaper.
The Board of Gov't Innovation & Cooperation will not pass a waiver before
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COST/REVENUE BUDliE7ED (CIRCLE ON67
YES NO
SOURCE
AC7NITY NUMBER
INANCIALINFORMAl10N (EXPWN)
The Citizen Service Of£ice spent approximate�y $77,000 to publish legal noti
last year in a paper that £ew in the general pui�lic are a�aar2 of,