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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAffidavit of Publication Resolution 4419 1970-04-30` AFFIDAVIT Or rUBLICATION STILLWATER ENING GAZETTE STATE OF MINNESOTA County of Washington ss. Phil Easton, being duly sworn, on oath says he is publisher and printer of the newspaper known as Stillwater Evening Gazette and has full knowledge of the •facts herein stated as follows: (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches. (2) Said newspaper is a daily and is distributed Monday through Friday of each week, except holidays. (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements. (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post office. (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of Stillwater in the County of Washington and it has its known office of issue in the City of Stillwater in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the publisher or persons in his employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed. (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society. (7) Said newspaper has complied with all the foregoing conditions for at least two years preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below. (8) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an af- fidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretary of State and signed by the -publisher and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper. He further states on oath that the printed. Resolution 4419 .hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for on T' one -dayg thp+ it was first so published 3 • the_.d.day of April .1972 and was thereafter printed and published on everyto and including the. .day of. 19. ----and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to wit: abcdef gh i j k l m nopgrstuvwx yz Subscribed isof. and sworn to before me April i' .19./9 (Notarial Seal) GUDRUN MEYERS Notary Public, Washington County, Minnesota. My Commission Expires May 17, 1974 Printers Fee $._ k� o 11) Received Payment 19____ STILLWATER EVENING GAZETTE By NO! Stftl .aAf: T . RESOLVED That,: of i blic Safety Director wnt, of Public Safety stats • in the pity euritto n!c as heretOtOre Ini Iu+ per; ►mss -•of, Public Safety Director` rgtof the title tment and ;aha div nei the. r'espons personnel intdlF fundi pond with the pies+ t find Pied' itv 01 StitIwi It ad tiv asslg' thot recommend to.' rules and regvlati ,the~, feat may be' required effective serviCetlt ate resit City of Stiliwratei.. It shall resppri iity t4 recommerid'a to: the C bj ect to the Council.' have supervision personnel, enoymertand p l.aated vfi 1, hire. tae€ right • • 4419 RESOLUTION EST 'LISHING THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR. AND DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND DEFINING THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES THEREOF. WHEREAS The City Council of the City of Stillwater has determined that the efficiency of function of the Police Department and the Fire Department of the City of Stillwater and the best interests of the City would be furthered by com- bining the supervision of those departments under one head, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the position of Public Safety Director and Department of Public Safety are hereby established in the City of Stillwater, said Department to include all functions heretofore included within the resoonsioilities of the Police Department and the Fire Department of said. City, included but not limited to the protection of all persons and property through the prevention and detection of crime, the prevention and investigation of accidents, the prevention and suppres- sion of civil disorders, the prevention and control of fires, the maintenance of emergency services for the City of Stillwater, and the preservation and protection of the general public safety and welfare of the residents of the City of Stillwater through the enforcement of all Statutes of the State of Minnesota and Ordinances of the City of Stillwater. The Public Safety Director shall be in charge of the responsibilities of said Department and shall divide the personnel and the responsibilities of said personnel into functions which correspond with the present Police Department and Fire Department of the City of Stillwater. It shall be his responsibility to co- ordinate the activities of said Departments and the assignment of the personnel within those Departments to the best interests of the City and in such manner as to promote the maximum efficiency of each function and of the combined functions. He shall recommend to the City Council such rules and regulations for operation of the Department of Public Safety as may be required to promote the most effective •service to the residents of the City of Stillwater. It shall be his responsibility to recommend annually to the City Council a budget for the operation of the Depart- ment of Public Safety. The Director of Public Safety shall, subject to the supervision of the City Council, have supervision of all personnel, employment and property of the • -1- • • City associated with the currently existing Fire Department and Police Department. Said Director shall make recommendations to the Council relative to promotions, hirings and discharges. The Director of Public Safety shall have the authority to suspend, for cause, personnel within his Department, with or without pay, for a period of not to exceed thirty (30) days subject to the right of appeal to the City Council. Adopted by the City Council of the City of Stillwater, Minnesota the 21st day of April, 1970. Attest: Les Brower, Clerk. Publish --4-30-70 To Gazette --4-28-70 William Powell, Mayor