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Council delays naming ‘official newspaper’; city will publish legal notices in Volga Tribune as local publishers plan restarts
Summary
The Brookings City Council removed from the consent agenda a resolution that would have named an official newspaper and directed staff to publish required legal notices in the Volga Tribune while legal questions are reviewed.
The Brookings City Council removed from the consent agenda a resolution to designate an official newspaper and will publish required legal notices in the Volga Tribune while staff and the city attorney review the legal distinction between an "official" and a "legal" newspaper.
City Clerk Bonnie said state law treats declaration of an official newspaper and identification of a legal newspaper as separate matters and recommended postponing resolution 25-072 so staff and the city attorney can review the issue and return with a recommendation. Bonnie told the council the city will "revert to the second portion of that law" and publish…
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