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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Fischer and Members of City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Heidi Heller, City Clerk/HR Manager <br /> <br />DATE: January 8, 2025 <br /> <br />RE: 2025 Designation of a Legal Newspaper <br /> <br /> <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />Motion to designate the Pioneer Press as the City of Little Canada’s legal newspaper for 2025. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The City has received quotes from the Pioneer Press and Press Publication (Vadnais Press) for 2025 <br />Legal Newspaper designation. Below is a comparison of the quotes: <br /> <br />Pricing for the Pioneer Press and Vadnais Press. <br /> <br /> 2025 2025 <br /> Pioneer Press Vadnais Press <br /> <br />Legal Rates $7.70/Column Inch $14.61/Column Inch <br /> ($0.55/line) ($1.62/line) <br /> 14 lines per column inch 9 lines per column inch <br /> <br />Since October 2019 there have not been any community newspapers specific to Little Canada so the <br />best alternative options are the Pioneer Press or Vadnais Press. Both newspapers are available online <br />and in print versions, with the legal publications available online for anyone to view for free. <br /> <br />The Pioneer Press is published daily and legal publications can be published any day of the week. <br />The Pioneer Press has had rate increases of approximately 5% since 2021 (2019 & 2020 had no <br />increases). The increase for 2025 is 5.8%. Staff has been extremely satisfied with their service for <br />legal notices and the ability to publish seven days a week. The Vadnais Press is published once a <br />week. <br /> <br />State Statute requires publication in a newspaper for all public hearings. The preferred newspaper for <br />a city’s publications is one that is located in that city and delivers to that city’s residents, otherwise it <br />essentially is up to the Council’s discretion which newspaper to use as long as all of the Council <br />members agree. Both of these options are a “qualified newspaper” per state statute. <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Council designate the Pioneer Press as the Little Canada Legal Newspaper <br />for 2025.