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Herington commission designates website for legal notices, approves lake hunting agreement and contract changes
Summary
Commission approved a charter ordinance to designate the city website as the official publication of record (charter ordinance requires 2/3 vote), authorized termination of an existing BPA contract with a $9,600 refund and approved a 20-year KDWP hunting agreement for the reservoir (contract text shows $12,685 upfront); the commission also delayed an electric‑pole purchase to the Oct. 7 meeting.
The Herington City Commission on Sept. 16 approved multiple procedural and contract items: a charter ordinance to designate the city website as the official publication of record, formal steps to terminate an existing BPA contract with a $9,600 refund, and a 20‑year public‑hunting agreement for the city reservoir. The commission also delayed a purchase of electric poles to seek a second bid.
Legal‑notice publication: Staff told the commission that the Dickinson County News Times is moving to a digital‑only model and that rising publishing costs prompted the city to propose a charter ordinance designating the city’s website as the official publication of record. City consultant Brad explained that other cities have made the conversion and…
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