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Committee backs updating publication and notice rules; staff to circulate substitute ordinance
Summary
Grandview Heights staff proposed amending publication and notice rules to reduce costly newspaper notices and rely more on the city website and digital posting; the committee recommended approval in principle pending a substitute version that highlights amendments.
A Grandview Heights committee moved on May 11 to recommend in principle changes to the city’s publication and notice requirements, directing staff to circulate a substitute ordinance that highlights the amended sections.
Director Kuzan told the committee that rising newspaper costs and long publication lead times drove the proposal. “The cost is pretty significant. I think I mentioned at the last meeting like $1,800 for a single publication,” Kuzan said, and added that newspapers’ shrinking capacity and postal delivery issues have created practical problems for meeting notice timing.
Staff recommended several steps already used by other communities: reducing the number of required newspaper publications, using the city website and social media for notices and bid advertising, and replacing some certified or registered mail requirements with two-day ground delivery. Kuzan said staff will remove references to specific companies in the codified language and circulate a substitute ordinance that clearly highlights the amended sections.
Council members raised accessibility concerns for residents who rely on printed notices. The clerk confirmed that meeting packets and notices are posted in the building lobby and that staff have begun transitioning bid advertising to the city’s digital bid board. The committee voted by voice to recommend the ordinances in principle pending the substitute language; the substitute will be provided before council votes on the final ordinances.
