3rd Engrossment - 90th Legislature (2017 - 2018) Posted on 02/20/2018 01:01pm
A bill for an act
relating to local government; requiring notice of proposed city ordinances;
proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 415.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
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For the purposes of this section:
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(1) "city" means a statutory or home rule charter city;
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(2) "electronic notification system" means an electronic notification system operated by
the city that distributes general city information or notices through e-mail; and
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(3) "proposed ordinance" means a proposed new ordinance or a proposed amendment
to an ordinance.
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(a) If a city posts ordinances on the city's Web site, the city must also
post proposed ordinances on the Web site at least ten days before the city council meeting
at which the proposed ordinance is scheduled for a final vote.
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(b) If a city does not have an electronic notification system, the city must post notice of
a proposed ordinance in the same location as other public notices are posted at least ten
days before the city council meeting at which the proposed ordinance is scheduled for a
final vote.
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(a) If a city has an electronic notification system,
the city must notify any person that has signed up for e-mail notification of proposed
ordinances at least ten days before the city council meeting at which the proposed ordinance
is scheduled for a final vote.
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(b) If a city has an electronic notification system, the city must notify a person of the
notification procedure at the time the person applies for a new business license or license
renewal.
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Failure to provide notice described in this section
does not invalidate the ordinance or amendment to an ordinance adopted.
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The requirements in this section are minimum
requirements. A city may provide more notice if it has the ability to do so.
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The requirements in this section do not apply to
interim ordinances adopted pursuant to section 462.355, subdivision 4.
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