CR 2013-002 Designate the Official Newspaper for 2013January 8, 2013
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DESIGNATE THE OFFICIAL
NEWSPAPER FOR 2013
Council Report 2013-002
Staff recommends approval of the following motion: Move to designate the Hopkins Sun -Sailor
as the 2013 Official Newspaper for the Cit.. o�pkins.
Overview
MN Statute 331A.02 and City Charter section 12.01 requires that the City Council annually
designate one official newspaper for the year. The official newspaper is the newspaper that
publishes the legal notices for the City.
Primary Issues to Consider
The Hopkins Sun -Sailor provides free weekly home delivery to area residents. The home
delivery of the newspaper provides the best opportunity for the legal notices of being read. All
published notices are also posted on the Sun -Sailor's website at no additional charge.
Legal publications are a budgeted item in all departments.
Staff recommends the Hopkins Sun -Sailor be designated the 2013 official newspaper for the City
of Hopkins.
Supporting Information
• Letter from the Sun -Sailor
Kristine A. Luedke, City Clerk
v
MEDIA
December 2012
City of Hopkins
City Council
1010 First Street South
Hopkins, MN 55343
Dear City Council Members:
The HopkinslMinnetonka Sun-Sailorwould like to be considered for designation as the legal
newspaper for the City of Hopkins for the upcoming year.
A benefit to publishing your legal notices in the Sun -Sailor is the free home delivery we provide.
Weekly home delivery of the Sun -Sailor results in the most convenient and timely method of
distributing legal notices to area residents. Because Sun Newspapers provides the best source for
community news, your legal notices have the greatest chance of being seen and read if published in
the Sun -Sailor newspaper.
All published legal notices are posted on our website, sailor.mnsun.com, at no additional charge.
This enhancement to the local news coverage already available on our website will broaden the
readership of your legal notices.
The rate structure for legal notices effective the first of the year is as follows:
First insertion: $12.99 per column inch
Subsequent insertions: $6.99 per column inch
Lines per inch: 11
Two notarized Affidavits of Publication will be provided for each published legal notice. The Sun -Sailor
is published every Thursday. The submission deadline is 2:00 p.m. on Thursday for publication the
following Thursday. The email address to submit legal notices to is sunlegals@ecm *nc.com.
If you require more information to help you make your decision, please contact Lisa Smith in our
Legal Notice Department at 952-392-6829. Thank you for considering the Sun -Sailor for legal
newspaper designation for the City of Hopkins. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the needs of
your community.
Sincerely, ECEIVE[
Jeff Coolman
DEC 18 2012
General Manager
10917 Valley View Road, Eden Prairie, MN 55344 • 952-392-6829 • sailor.mnsun.com