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<br />Item No: 8A <br />Meeting Date: January 6, 2003 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, Acting City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 5918, Selection of the <br />Official City Newspaper, Acting Mayor, Treasurer and <br />Official Depositories for 2003 <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />The Focus and The Bulletin have each submitted proposals to be the City’s official <br />newspaper for 2003. (See attached.) For the last two years, the Council has selected The <br />Focus as the City’s primary newspaper largely because it was considered to be the most <br />widely read by Mounds View residents. The Focus has not increased its rates from 2000 <br />($4.95 per column inch), but The Bulletin’s rates continue to be slightly less ($4.05 per <br />column inch). Both newspapers accept legal notices via e-mail. <br /> <br />Last year and in years previous the Council selected the St. Paul Pioneer Press as the City’s <br />secondary newspaper. Although the Pioneer Press did not submit a proposal this year, it <br />would certainly be acceptable for the Council to select the Pioneer Press as the City’s <br />secondary newspaper. <br /> <br />In addition, the attached resolution appoints treasurer consistent with Section 6.04 of the <br />City Charter. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />Review Resolution 5918, select an official newspaper and Acting Mayor and adopt <br />Resolution 5918. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />_____________________________________ <br />James Ericson <br />Interim City Clerk/Administrator <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />1. Letter from Sun Newspapers -- Dec 6, 2002 <br />2. Letter from Lillie Suburban Newspapers, Inc. – Dec 20, 2002 <br />3. Resolution 5918 <br /> <br /> <br />