File #: 24-1015   
Type: Public Hearings Status: Passed
File created: 6/14/2024 In control: Board of County Commissioners
On agenda: 7/2/2024 Final action: 7/2/2024
Title: PUBLIC HEARING to consider adopting an ordinance providing for publication of legal advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible website in lieu of using a newspaper when newspaper publication is required by Polk County ordinance, resolution, code, board policy, or administrative order.
Attachments: 1. Final Publicly Accessible Website Ordinance

SUBJECT

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PUBLIC HEARING to consider adopting an ordinance providing for publication of legal advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible website in lieu of using a newspaper when newspaper publication is required by Polk County ordinance, resolution, code, board policy, or administrative order.

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DESCRIPTION

 Effective January 1st, 2023, Chapter 50, Florida Statutes, Legal and Official Advertisements, provides that a governmental agency may publish certain statutorily required legal advertisements, publications, or notices on the publicly accessible website of the county in which it lies if doing so would cost less than publishing legal notices in a newspaper. This ordinance governs Polk County publication when required by Polk County ordinance, resolution, code, board policy, or administrative order, allowing the publication on a designated Publicly Accessible Website in lieu of using a newspaper.

 

RECOMMENDATION

Adopt Ordinance providing for publication of legal advertisements and public notices on a publicly accessible website in lieu of using a newspaper when newspaper publication is required by Polk County ordinance, resolution, code, board policy, or administrative order.

 

FISCAL IMPACT

No fiscal impact.

 

CONTACT INFORMATION

Noah Milov

Assistant County Attorney

863-534-7664