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Motnvns VfE—W City of Mounds View Staff R Item No: 09B Meeting Date: January 2, 2018 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review: To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8882 Approving Acting Mayor, Treasurer, City's Official Newspaper and Official Depositories for 2018 Background: In accordance with Minnesota state law, it requires the City Council to annually select an Acting Mayor from among City Council Members. In addition, state law also requires the City Council to annually select an official depository for City funds. In 2017, the Acting Mayor was Councilmember Gunn. In accordance with Minnesota state law, it requires the City Council to annually designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the City as its official newspaper In accordance with Section 6.04, of the Mounds View City Charter, it requires the City Council to appoint a City Treasurer. Discussion: The Sun Focus, the Bulletin and the Shoreview Press have each submitted proposals to be the City's official newspaper for 2018 (proposal letters attached). The Council selected the Sun Focus as the City's primary newspaper last year. The City Council expressed interest in selecting the Sun Focus as the City's official newspaper due to the better news coverage that the Sun Focus provides on City matters. However, there appears to be a significant costs difference between all three proposals. All newspapers accept legal notices via e-mail. In regard to circulation in Mounds View, both the Sun Focus and The Bulletin delivers their newspapers to approximately the same number of households at 3,500. However, The Shoreview Press has indicated that circulation in Mounds View is minimal. Lillie Suburban $4.85 per column inch for a one- Deadline is 3:00 pm Thursday Newspapers (New time publication; and $4.25 per for following Tuesday's weekly Brighton Bulletin) column inch for each additional publication. publication (information provided Monday characters per inch, 9 lines per inch) Sun Media (Mounds $7.00 per column inch (320 Deadline is 11:00 am Monday View- New Brighton characters per inch, 9 lines per for Friday's weekly publication. Sun -Focus) inch) Press Publications $5.20 per column inch (300 Deadline is every other (Shoreview Press) character per inch, 9 lines per Wednesday by 5:00 pm for inch) following Tuesday's bi-weekly publication.