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• <br />Consent g <br />1/8/03 <br />ITEM: Designation of official newspaper for 2003 <br />SUBMITTED BY: Heather Worthington, City Administrator <br />REVIEWED BY: Pat Phillips, Deputy Clerk <br />EXPLANATION/SUMMARY: <br />State statute requires that the city designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in <br />the city. This newspaper is used when the city is required to publish legal notification <br />regarding public hearings, elections, and city financial matters. There are three local <br />papers in Falcon Heights: Focus News, Roseville Review and the Park Bugle. <br />Staff recommends that they city designate the Roseville Review as its legal newspaper in <br />2002 for the following reasons: <br />• The Roseville Review circulates to most households in Falcon Heights. The Focus <br />News is not delivered door-to-door currently. <br />• Unlike the Park Bugle, the Roseville Review is a weekly publication. A monthly <br />publication such as the Park Bugle would not suit the city's needs, as the city council <br />meets twice monthly, and legal notices often must be published on a more timely <br />schedule. <br />• Staff also finds that the Roseville Review's rates are competitive. The Roseville <br />Review will charge $2.79 per column inch, whereas the Sun Focus rate is $4.95 per <br />column inch. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />Letter dated December 20, 2002 from Jeffery Enright, co-publisher of the Roseville <br />Review. <br />Letter dated December 6, 2002 from Jeffrey Coolman, VP of Sales and General <br />Manager, Focus News. <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Designate the Roseville Review as legal newspaper for the City of Falcon Heights for <br />2003. <br />