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Committee forwards ordinance to broaden how Juneau meets public-notice requirements
Summary
The Committee of the Whole voted to forward an ordinance that would redefine 'newspaper of general circulation' to include publicly accessible online outlets without paywalls; city manager said the change follows shifts in local media and would be implemented through an RFP, with current public-notice spending about $60,000 a year.
The Committee of the Whole on Feb. 9 voted to send an ordinance to the full assembly that would broaden how the City and Borough of Juneau meets statutorily required public notices.
City Manager Kester told the committee the ordinance would define a newspaper of general circulation as a publicly accessible source distributed in print or online without a required cost, and that the change is intended to give the city flexibility as local media change. “The way we meet the legal…
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