23-8180 Official City Newspaper RESOLUTION NUMBER 23-8180
A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE CITY OF SALINA,KANSAS WEBSITE AS THE
OFFICIAL CITY NEWSPAPER PURSUANT TO CHARTER ORDINANCE NUMBER 42 AND
w REPEALING ALL PRIOR DESIGNATIONS.
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WHEREAS, the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas ("City") enacted Charter
Ordinance Number 42 effective November 1,2023, exempting the City from the provisions of K.S.A.
64-101 regarding newspapers in which legal publications may be made and providing substitute and
additional provisions providing that the Governing Body shall designate from time to time by resolution
one or more newspapers and/or the City's designated website as the official newspaper(s)of the City for
publication of legal notices, advertisements or publications of any kind which may be required to be
published in the official city newspaper by the laws of the State of Kansas or of the City; and
WHEREAS,the Governing Body wishes to so designate the official city newspaper pursuant to
Charter Ordinance Number 42.
BE IT RESOLVED by the Governing Body of the City of Salina, Kansas:
Section 1. Findings. The Governing Body finds that the public interest is served by
maximizing public access to published notices in the official city newspaper while minimizing the cost
to the public for such access and that those objectives can best be achieved by designating the City's
official website as the official city newspaper.
Section 2. Designation of official city newspaper.The Governing Body hereby designates the
City of Salina, Kansas website (https://www.salina-ks.gov/) (the "City Website") as the official city
newspaper. All documents and evidence of official City action,including ordinances,when required by
Kansas statutes to be published in the official city newspaper shall be published on the City Website.
Section 3. Designation of alternate source of publication. The Governing Body hereby
designates Salina311 as the newspaper of publication for all required published notices other than those
statutorily required to be published in the official city newspaper.
Section 4. Repealer. All prior designations of the official city newspaper are repealed.
Section 5. Effective date. The effective date of this resolution shall be January 1, 2024.
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners and signed by the Mayor this 18th day of December,
2023.
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Michael L. Hoppock, Mayor
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Nikki Goding, City Clerk