Fresno Municipal Code Art. 6 Publications and Official Advertising

Any newspaper of general circulation which is printed and published in the City of Fresno which meets the requirements of Sections 6000 to 6007 of the Government Code of the State of California pertaining to "Publications and Official Advertising", and which has also obtained a judicial decree in the Superior Court of the State of California in and for the County of Fresno under the provisions of Sections 6020 to 6027 of said Government Code pertaining to "Establishing Standard as Newspaper of General Circulation" shall be deemed an official newspaper of the City of Fresno in which shall be published all official advertising for the City of Fresno, save and except where such official advertising is required by law or otherwise or by an order of the Council to be published in a newspaper of general circulation printed and published outside the Fresno city limits.

(Added Ord. 5313, 1958, based on former Sec. 2-2601; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

Every publisher of a newspaper who desires to take advantage of the privileges conferred by Section 2-601 shall file with the City Clerk the necessary proofs showing that his newspaper has procured the judicial decree specified by Section 2-601.

(Added Ord. 5313, 1958, based on former Sec. 2-2602; Am. Ord. 2007-55, § 4, eff. 9-4-07).

(a) All legal notices shall be posted on the City Clerk's website and published in the Fresno Bee, and also The Business Journal when a second publication is required by law.

(b) Legal notices subject to this requirement include:

(1) CEQA Environmental Determinations

(2) Notice of Public Hearings

(3) Notice of Federal Funds Available (NOFA)

(4) Housing Element

(5) Items requiring publication under HUD's Public Participation Process:

(i) Annual Action Plan

(ii) Substantial Amendment to the Annual Action Plan

(iii) Five Year Consolidated Plan

(iv) Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report

(v) Annual Report on the Effectiveness of Section 3 Program Report

(c) The City Clerk, in consultation with the City Attorney, may alter the list in subsection (b) from time to time as requirements change and as otherwise may be appropriate.

(Added Ord. 2015-18, § 2, eff. 7-23-15).