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Created by Heidi Steinmetz <br />Last Updated 2/14/2013 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Frequency - Quarterly <br />The newsletter is a requirement of the City Charter and is published quarterly: <br />• Winter Edition - December/January/February <br />• Spring Edition - March/April/May <br />• Summer Edition - June/July/August <br />• Fall Edition - September/October/November <br /> <br />Delivery Method & Quantity <br />The City prints Mounds View Matters in black & white and delivers it via U.S. Mail to <br />approximately 5,700 addresses via the “POSTAL CUSTOMER, ECRWSS” method of <br />saturation. The City also posts Mounds View Matters on the City’s Website <br />(www.ci.mounds-view.mn.us) in color. <br /> <br />Pages per Edition <br />The number of pages per edition ranges from 28 to 40 pages. <br /> <br />Editing Cost <br />The cost for writing and proofreading each issue is roughly $500 ($2,000 per year). This is <br />based on 16 hours of staff time as broken down below. About 11 staff members write and <br />proofread articles for the City Hall portion of the newsletter. Two staff members proofread the <br />entire newsletter. <br /> <br />• Administration: 2.5 hours <br />• Finance: 1 to 2 hours <br />• Public Works: 2 hours <br />• Community Development: 2.5 hours <br />• Police: 2 to 3 hours <br />• Fire: 1 hour <br />• Cable: 3 hours <br /> <br />Layout Cost <br />The cost for city staff to layout and design the newsletter is roughly $500 per issue ($2,000 per <br />year). This is based on 16 hours of staff time. <br /> <br />Printing & Delivery Cost <br />The cost of printing and mailing a typical issue of the newsletter (6,100 copies/28 pages) is <br />$3,224 per issue. <br /> <br /> <br /> City Newsletter Procedures <br />