CR 12-001 Designate the Official Newspaper for 2012January 3, 2012 Council Report 2012-001
DESIGNATE THE OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2012
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to name the Hopkins
Sun Sailor as the 2012 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 $11.99 per column inch with
eleven lines per inch. That cost per line is $1.09. The Hopkins Sun Sailor is
delivered to the individual homes; the Lakeshore Weekly is not. Also, all published
legal notice will be posted on the Sun -Sailor website at no additional charge.
• The Lakeshore Weekly bid $1 .10 per line. Staff recommends that the City of
Hopkins designate the Sun Newspapers as the Official Newspaper for 2012.
This item is budgeted in all departments.
Alternatives:
1 . Designate the Sun Sailor as Hopkin's Official Newspaper
2. Designate the Lakeshore Weekly as the Official Newspaper
Staff recommends alternative one.
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk
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