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Item No: 07A Meeting Date: January 3, 2017 Type of Business: CB City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8687 Selection of the Acting Mayor, Treasurer, City’s Official Newspaper and Official Depositories for 2017 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 2016, the Acting Mayor was Carol Mueller. 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 and The Bulletin have each submitted proposals to be the City’s official newspaper for 2017 (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. All newspapers accept legal notices via e-mail. Pioneer Press did not get back to the City on their Mounds View newspaper circulation. Last year and in years previous the Council selected the St. Paul Pioneer Press as the City’s secondary newspaper. Since the Pioneer Press is a daily newspaper, it would certainly be acceptable for the Council to select the Pioneer Press as the City’s secondary newspaper. The attached resolution appoints the treasurer consistent with Section 6.04 of the City Charter, and also lists the city job positions that are authorized to conduct banking and investment business on behalf of the City. Recommendation: Designate the City’s Acting Mayor, Official Newspaper and adopt Resolution 8687.