CR 06-004 Designate the Official Newspaper for 2006
December 28, 2005
Council Report 2006-04
DESIGNATE THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2006
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to name the Hopkins
Sun Sailor as the 2006 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
Newspaper. The Sun Sailor has submitted a bid for $14.30 per column inch with
eleven lines per inch. That cost per line is $1.30. This amount has not changed
since 1999. The Hopkins Sun Sailor is delivered to the individual homes; the
Lakeshore Weekly is not. In the twelve month period from July 1, 2004 through
June 30, 2005, a total of 4,822 Sun Sailor newspapers were delivered to Hopkins
homes.
The Lakeshore Weekly bid $1.10 per line. This represents a $.20 or 16% decrease
of 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.
This item is budgeted in all departments.
Alternatives
1. Designate the Sun Sailor as Hopkin's Oficial Newspaper
2. Designate the Lakeshore Weekly as the Official Newspaper
Staff recommends alternative one.
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Terry Obermaier, City Clerk
Financial Impact: $ Budgeted: Y/N
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