CR 02-004 Designate Official Newspaper
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December 27. 2001 Council Report 2002-04
DESIGNATE THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2002
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to name the Hopkins
Sun Sailor as the 2002 official newspaper for the City of Hopkins.
Overview
The Hopkins Charter requires that the City Council designate the official newspaper
for the year at the first regular Council Meeting of the year. The official newspaper
is the newspaper that publishes all of the legal notices for the City.
Primary Issues to Consider
. There are two local newspapers that could be designated as the official one. The
Hopkins Sun Sailor is delivered to the individual homes; the Lakeshore Weekly is
not. The Sun Sailor has submitted a bid for $14.30 per column inch with 10.5
lines per inch. That cost per line is $1.36. The new bid cost is the same as last
year.
All published legal notices are also published on the Sun Sailor's web site
(www.mnsun.coml at no additional cost. The Sun Sailor is delivered to homes in
Hopkins.
The Lakeshore Weekly bid $.98 per line. This represents a $.38 or 28% decrease
over the Sun Sailor proposal.
Even with the cost difference, staff is recommending the Sun Sailor because more
residents will see the legal notices in a delivered newspaper.
Alternatives
1. Designate the Sun Sailor as Hopkin's Oficial Newspaper
2. Designate the lakeshore Weekly as the Official Newspaper
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