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LMC Codification Services

High-quality, timely, and cost effective city codes
LMC partners with American Legal Publishing, a private codifier headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, to provide codification services. American Legal has published and maintained over 900 city codes for cities of all sizes across the nation.

Under the partnership between LMC and American Legal Publishing, the League provides the general oversight and formal legal review for all city code projects, and American Legal provides all general editing, printing, and other production services. In addition, American Legal's vast collection of sample ordinances enhances the League's ability to respond to requests for particular types of ordinances. By combining the League's experience in Minnesota law and issues of concerns to cities with American Legal's broad-based code publication experience and production methods, the League offers member cities the highest quality city codes in a timely fashion and for a very competitive price.

Features of LMC Codification Services:

  • Quick but detailed responses to requests for formal bids to codify city ordinances.

  • Fast, guaranteed turn around times for completing the codification process. A first draft will be delivered to a city within five months (usually less) of the contract being signed, and the final product will be delivered within two months of final changes being authorized by the City.

  • Full review by both a professional editor and at least one attorney (frequently two).

  • Option for continual code maintenance.

  • Option for electronic editions of the code.

  • Option for electronic full-text search capability using Folio Views software.

  • Option for Internet support of city code with links to the city's designated website, and LMC's and ALP's Web sites.

For more detailed information or to request a formal bid, contact:

  • LMC Special Counsel Duke Addicks.
    E-mail: addicks@lmc.org.
    Phone: (651) 281-1221 or 1-800-925-1122.
    Fax: (651) 215-4121.

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