IV.3. Designation of the Official Newspaper for 2023; Domeier
CITY OF HOPKINS
City Council Report 2023-002
To: Honorable Mayor and Council Members
Mike Mornson, City Manager
From: Amy Domeier, City Clerk
Date: January 3, 2023
Subject: Designation of the Official Newspaper for 2023
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RECOMMENDED ACTION
MOTION TO designate the Hopkins/Minnetonka Sun-Sailor as the 2023 Official
Newspaper for the City of Hopkins.
OVERVIEW
MN Statute 331A.02 and City Charter section 12.01 require that the City Council
designate the official newspaper for the year at the first regular Council Meeting. All
required legal documents and notices for the City of Hopkins will be published in the
official newspaper.
The City received a bid from the Hopkins/Minnetonka Sun-Sailor for the legal
newspaper designation. Staff is proposing to keep Hopkins/Minnetonka Sun-Sailor as
the official newspaper because it reaches a majority of our residents in print and the
working relationship the City has with their staff and reporters.
The following rate structure for legal notices would be effective January 1, 2023:
First insertion: $11.90 per column inch
Subsequent insertions: $7.00 per column inch
All published legal notices will be posted on the Sun-Sailor website at no additional
charge. This item is budgeted in all departments.
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