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ORDINANCE
COUNCIL FILE NO
PRESENTED BY ORDINANCE NO- I 3 4t
An Ordinance creating a Municipal Bureau of Public
Information, defining its duties, and providing
for the appointment of a Director thereof.
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. There is hereby created a Municipal Bureau
=` of Public Information, under the direction of a Director of
Public Information.
Section 2. The Director shall be appointed by the
Mayor with consent of the Council and shall be in the un-
classified service as the same is defined by Section 100 of
the City Charter.
Section 3. The Director shall administer the affairs
of the Bureau and shall have the responsibility for presenting
to the public and to news media, in convenient form, accurate
information about the functions, policies, and activities of
City government.
_v Section 4. It is declared to be the policy of the City
of Saint Paul that the public interest is best served when the
considerations which enter into the formulation 6f public
bolicy are freely and fairly available to interested persons
and, to this end, all departments and agencies of city govern-
ment shall render their full and complete cooperation to the
Director of Public Information.
Section 5. All public information releases by any City
officer, department, or agency, shall be as far as possible
coordinated with the Director of Public Information and, in
any event, the aforesaid Director shall be provided with two
copies of any such releases at or before the time of release.
Section 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in
force thirty days after its passage, approval and publication.
Yeas Councilmen
- Garlsoft
Dalglish
Holland
Meredith_
Peterson
_ Tedesco
Mr. Presiden
tte t:
Nays Passed by the Council DEC 21966
In Favor
Q Against
Form approved Corporation Counsel By
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DEC 21966
DEC 10 1966
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3rd and app — Adopted / 7
Yeas \ Nays Yeas Nays
`Carlson S"kerr-
�alglish \ Dalglish 0
V-lolland Holland
Vvleredith08
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\ Tedesco \ Tedesco
r. President Byrne Mr. President Byrne