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Sec. 11.5. Public utility. How sold. No public utility owned by the city shall be add or otherwise disposed of by the city unless the full terms ofthe proposition ofsaid sale orother disposition thereof, together with the price tobepaid therefor, shall be embodied in an ordinance approved by a majority of the registered voters voting thereon at a general or special election. Before such ordinance issubmitted toavote, the council shall hold apublic hearing onthe matter in accordance with section 11.6 of this chapter. Sec. 11.6. Notice of public hearing. Notice of public hearing required by this chapter shall be published at least once in the official newspaper and in the city newsletter at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing. Failure to publish said notice or any defect in said notice shall not invalidate the notice. Howeverl the correction(s) must be published at the earliest practical time. CHAPTER 12. MISCELLANEOUS AND TRANSITORY PROVISIONS Sec. 12.1. Official publication. The council shall annually designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city as its official newspaper inwhich shall bepublished ordinances and other matters required by state statutes and this Charter to be so published, as well as such other matters as the council may deem it in the public interest to have published in this manner. Sec. 12.2~Osth of office. Every officer of the city shall, before entering upon the duties of his/her office, take and subscribe anoath of office in substantially the following form: "I do solemnly swear (or affix:) to supportthe constitution ofthe United States and of this state and to discharge faithfully the duties devolving upon me as (mayor, cound|member, city administrator, etc.) of the City of Ramsey to the best of my judgment and ability". Sec. 12,3,City officers not to beinterested ,~contracts. Except as otherwise permitted by state statutes, no officer of the city, who is authorized to take part inany manner inany contract with the city, shall voluntarily have apersonal financial interest in such contractor personally benefit financially therefrom. Sec. 12.4. Official bonds. The city administrator and other such officers oremployees ofthe city asmay beprovided for byordinance shall each, before entering upon the duties of his/her respective office or employment, give e corporate surety bond to the city in such form and such amount as may be fixed by the council as security for the faithful performance of his/her official duties. This corporate surety bond may be in the form of either individual or blanket bonds at the discretion of the council. They shall be approved by the council, and approved as to form by the city attorney, and filed with the city administrator. The premiums on the bonds shall be paid by the city. Created: 2025e1'03 16.18.19 /csn Page 20 of 25