CR 11-001 Designate the Official Newspaper for 2011January 4, 2011
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Proposed Action
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Council Report 2011-001
DESIGNATE THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2011
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to name the Hopkins Sun Sailor as the 2011
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 $11.44 per column inch with eleven lines per inch. That cost per line is $1.04. The
Hopkins Sun Sailor is delivered to the individual homes; the Lakeshore Weekly is not.
The Lakeshore Weekly bid 1.10 per line. Staff recommends that the City of Hopkins designate the Sun
Wewspapers as the Official Newspaper for 2011.
This item is budgeted in all departments.
Alternatives
1. Designate the Sun Sailor as Hopkins Official Newspaper
2. Designate the Lakeshore Weekly as the Official Newspaper
Staff recommends alternative one.
City Manager