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Fergus Falls council names Veil Journal legal publication and asks city attorney to seek court review
Summary
The Fergus Falls City Council voted to designate the Fergus Falls Veil Journal as the city’s 2025 legal publication and separately approved directing the city attorney to pursue a declaratory judgment to confirm whether the publication meets statutory qualifications.
The Fergus Falls City Council voted to designate the Fergus Falls Veil Journal as the city’s official legal publication for 2025 and approved a separate resolution directing the city attorney to seek a declaratory judgment under state statute to determine whether the journal qualifies as a ‘‘legal publication.’’
The action follows several council members’ questions about whether the Veil Journal meets the statutory definition required for publishing official notices. Council members debated whether to delay designation until a judge had ruled; the council voted to designate the journal now and simultaneously to ask the city attorney to prepare paperwork to pursue a court determination under the…
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