(A) If no newspaper is generally circulated in the municipality, publication of summaries of ordinances and resolutions, and publication of all statements, orders, proclamations, notices, and reports, required by law or ordinance to be published, shall be accomplished by posting copies thereof in not less than five of the most public places in the municipality, as determined by the legislative authority, for a period of not less than 15 days prior to the effective date thereof.
(B) Notices to bidders for the construction of public improvements and notices of the sale of bonds shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality, for the time prescribed in § 31.031.
(C) Where the publication is by posting, the Fiscal Officer shall make a certificate as to the posting, and as to the times when and the places where the posting is done, in the manner provided in § 31.034, and the certificate shall be prima facie evidence that the copies were posted as required.
(R.C. § 731.25)