Agenda Item Name:
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Request to advertise ordinance for legal public notice on-line.
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Presenter:
Tommy Crosby, 352-337-6205
Description:
Requesting to advertise an ordinance to begin placing public notices on-line in compliance with Florida Statute 50.011 and 50.0311
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Recommended Action:
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Approve advertising and notice of proposed ordinance.
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Prior Board Motions:
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N/A
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Fiscal Consideration:
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Each department has a budget in account 49.04 for public notices in the newspaper. The County averages between $75,000 and $100,000 per year. An on-line solution should be less than $50,000 per year.
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Strategic Guide:
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All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
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Background:
The Florida Legislature passed a bill to allow Florida governments to place public notices on-line instead of in a newspaper. This offers multiple advantages to Alachua County.
1) It will be less expensive to provide notice to the public.
2) The citizen does not have to pay for a subscription or buy a newspaper to follow Government business.
3) The notice remains on-line for review much longer than the one or two days normally posted in the paper.