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MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
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DATE: January 5, 2016
CONSENT
ITEM # 4
AGENDA ITEM: Designation of Official Newspaper
SUBMITTED BY: Julie Johnson, City Clerk
THROUGH: Julie Johnson, City Clerk
REVIEWED BY: Julie Johnson, City Clerk
SUGGESTED ORDER OF BUSINESS:
- Introduction of Item .............................................................. City Administrator
- Report/Presentation…………………………………………City Administrator
- Questions from Council to Staff ............................................. Mayor Facilitates
- Call for Motion ............................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Discussion ....................................................................... Mayor & City Council
- Action on Motion .................................................................... Mayor Facilitates
POLICY RECOMMENDER: Designation is mandated by state law.
FISCAL IMPACT:
SUMMARY AND ACTION REQUESTED: The City Council is respectfully requested to
designate The Oakdale-Lake Elmo Review as the City’s official newspaper of record for 2016 and to designate the St. Paul Pioneer Press as the alternate official newspaper to be used on an
as needed basis. As part of its consent agenda, no specific motion is required. Should council
choose to remove this item from its consent agenda, the recommended motion for this action is
as follows:
“Move to designate the Oakdale-Lake Elmo Review as the official newspaper of record for 2016 and designate the St. Paul Pioneer Press as the back-up official newspaper on an as
needed basis.”
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: Pursuant to Minn. State Statute § 412.831, the City Council is to
select an official newspaper of record for legal publications.
From a financial and timeliness perspective, City Staff has had an effective working relationship
with The Oakdale-Lake Elmo Review as its official newspaper for the past few years. The Oakdale-Lake Elmo Review meets all statutory requirements for legal publications, has a reasonable publication schedule/deadline for submission, and its rates for publication are very
competitive.
City Council Meeting [Consent Agenda Item 4]
January 5, 2016
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The St. Paul Pioneer Press has been the back-up legal publication due to its shorter turn-around
for unexpected and time sensitive publication needs. Due to its much quicker publication and
vastly greater circulation, the Pioneer Press remains a viable back-up option. The City did not
receive a proposal from the Pioneer Press.
RECOMMENDATION: The City Council is respectfully requested to designate The Oakdale-
Lake Elmo Review as the City’s official newspaper of record for 2016 and to designate the St.
Paul Pioneer Press as the alternate official newspaper to be used on an as needed basis. As part
of its consent agenda, no specific motion is required. Should council choose to remove this item from its consent agenda, the recommended motion for this action is as follows:
“Move to designate the Oakdale-Lake Elmo Review as the official newspaper of record for
2016 and designate the St. Paul Pioneer Press as the back-up official newspaper on an as
needed basis.”
AUTHORITY:
2014 Minnesota Statutes
§ 412.831 OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
“The Council shall, annually at its first meeting of the year, designate a legal newspaper of
general circulation in the city as its official newspaper, in which shall be published such
ordinances and other matters as are required by law to be so published and such other matters as
the council may deem it advisable and in the public interest to have published in this manner.”
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Lillie
2. St. Croix Valley Lowdown