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Senate File 2051

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Bill Introduced: S.J. 109
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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 362.3, subsection 2, Code 1999, is
  1  2 amended to read as follows:
  1  3    2.  A Except as provided in section 618.19, a publication
  1  4 required by the city code must be in a newspaper published at
  1  5 least once weekly and having general circulation in the city.
  1  6 However, if the city has a population of two seven hundred or
  1  7 less, or in the case of ordinances and amendments to be
  1  8 published in a city in which no newspaper is published, a
  1  9 publication may be made by posting in three public places in
  1 10 the city which have been permanently designated by ordinance.
  1 11    In the case of notices of elections, a city with a
  1 12 population of two seven hundred or less meets the publication
  1 13 requirement of this section by posting notices of elections in
  1 14 three public places which have been designated by ordinance.
  1 15    Sec. 2.  Section 372.13, subsection 6, Code 1999, is
  1 16 amended to read as follows:
  1 17    6.  Within Except as provided in section 618.19, within
  1 18 fifteen days following a regular or special meeting of the
  1 19 council, the clerk shall cause the minutes of the proceedings
  1 20 of the council, including the total expenditure from each city
  1 21 fund, to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in
  1 22 the city.  The publication shall include a list of all claims
  1 23 allowed and a summary of all receipts and shall show the gross
  1 24 amount of the claim.  Matters discussed in closed session
  1 25 pursuant to section 21.3 shall not be published until entered
  1 26 on the public minutes.  However, in cities having more than
  1 27 one hundred fifty thousand population the council shall each
  1 28 month print in pamphlet form a detailed itemized statement of
  1 29 all receipts and disbursements of the city, and a summary of
  1 30 its proceedings during the preceding month, and furnish copies
  1 31 to the city library, the daily newspapers of the city, and to
  1 32 persons who apply at the office of the city clerk, and the
  1 33 pamphlet shall constitute publication as required.  Failure by
  1 34 the clerk to make publication is a simple misdemeanor.  The
  1 35 provisions of this subsection are applicable in cities in
  2  1 which a newspaper is published, or in cities with a population
  2  2 of two over seven hundred population or over, but in all other
  2  3 cities, posting the statement in three public places in the
  2  4 city which have been permanently designated by ordinance is
  2  5 sufficient compliance with this subsection.
  2  6    Sec. 3.  Section 384.16, subsection 3, Code 1999, is
  2  7 amended to read as follows:
  2  8    3.  The Except as provided in section 618.19, the council
  2  9 shall set a time and place for public hearing on the budget
  2 10 before the final certification date and shall publish notice
  2 11 of the hearing not less than ten nor more than twenty days
  2 12 before the hearing in a newspaper published at least once
  2 13 weekly and having general circulation in the city.  However,
  2 14 if the city has a population of two seven hundred or less,
  2 15 publication may be made by posting in three public places in
  2 16 the city.  A summary of the proposed budget shall be included
  2 17 in the notice.  Proof of publication must be filed with the
  2 18 county auditor.  The department of management shall prescribe
  2 19 the form for the public hearing notice for use by cities.
  2 20    Sec. 4.  NEW SECTION.  618.19  ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF CITY
  2 21 PUBLICATION.
  2 22    In lieu of publishing city notices, actions, and
  2 23 information in newspapers, a city may disseminate its notices,
  2 24 actions, and information using electronic means, such as the
  2 25 internet or public access television, or using a city
  2 26 newsletter, if the electronic means or city newsletter has
  2 27 been designated as a means of official publication by
  2 28 ordinance.  
  2 29                           EXPLANATION
  2 30    This bill authorizes a city to disseminate its official
  2 31 notices, actions, and other public information by means other
  2 32 than an official newspaper.  A city may designate, by
  2 33 ordinance, the use of electronic means such as the internet or
  2 34 public access television, or a city newsletter as a means of
  2 35 official publication.
  3  1    The bill also increases the maximum population of a city
  3  2 which may use posting as a means of official notification or
  3  3 publication from 200 to 700.  
  3  4 LSB 5658SS 78
  3  5 tj/cf/24

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