HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 06.eJanuary 3, 2012
Legal Newspaper Designation
Item No. 6e
Proposed Action
Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to designate the Dakota County Tribune as the
City's legal newspaper for 2012.
Overview
Each year the City designates a newspaper to be used exclusively for the placement of its legal notices. For
2012, bids were received for legal newspaper designation from all three local papers (Thisweek, Sun
Current, and Dakota County Tribune). The City reviews these bids and other factors to determine which
newspaper will provide the best option for City legal notices.
Staff recommends designating the Dakota County Tribune as the City's legal newspaper for 2012 due to its
lower cost and free mailed subscriptions.
Primary Issues to Consider
2012 Costs:
Paper
Dakota County Tribune
Lakeville Sun Current
Thisweek
Circulation:
Ad cost per inch
$ 9.50
$ 11.44
$14.50
Paper Circulation
Thisweek Free delivery to most City homes (17,000)
Dakota County Tribune By subscription (free)
Lakeville Sun Current Free delivery to about 5,000 homes, limited additional copies
Availability to residents is a consideration when making a legal newspaper designation.
Because the Dakota County Tribune offers free subscriptions, it is the only newspaper that every resident
can have delivered to their home through the mail free of charge, making it the most easily available
newspaper for everyone. Subscription forms are available on the City website and at City Hall, the Water
Treatment Facility, and the Central Maintenance Facility.
Susanna Palm, Communications Manager
Financial impact: None Budgeted: Yes
Related D ocuments incl 2012bids
Quote for City of Lakeville
OPTION A) Dakota County Tribune
Number of lines per column inch 10
Printed characters and spaces per line Average 45
Total characters and spaces per column inch Average 45 0
Per line cost $0.95
Per column inch cost $9.50
Per column inch cost for e- mailed (Word or InDesign notices) ads $9.00
Circulation 28
Legal notice deadline Tuesdays Ca. 1 I a.m.
OPTION B) Thisweek Newspaper Farmington/Lakeville
Number of lines per column inch 10
Printed characters and spaces per line Averag 45
Total characters and spaces per column inch Average 450
Per line cost $1.45
Per column inch cost $14.50
Per column inch cost for e- mailed (Word or InDesign notices) ads $14.00 v �
Circulation 23,986
Legal notice deadline Tuesday �a 4 p.
OPTION C) Thisweek Farmington /Lakeville & Dakota County Tribune
Number of lines per column inch 10
Printed characters and. spaces per line Aver 45
Total characters and spaces per column inch Average 450
Per line cost $2.09
Per column inch cost $20.09
Per column inch cost for e- mailed (Word or InDesign notices) ads $19.90
Circulation 26,878
Legal notice deadline DCT- T uesda ys @ 11 a.m. / Thisweek- Tuesd s @ 4 p.m.
Date December 1, 2 011 By Ellen R eierson
Office Manager
December 2011
City of Lakeville
City Council
20195 Holyoke Avenue
Lakeville, MN 55044
Dear Cit✓ Council Members:
She Lakeville Su»- Cunentwould like to be considered for designation as the legal newspaper for the
City of Lakeville for the upcoming year.
All publishers legal notices are posted on our website (www.minn local, com) at no additional charge.
This is an enhancement to the local news coverage already available on the Internet and will
broaden the readership of your legal notices.
One of the main benefits of publishing your legal notices w the Sun - Current is our home delivery.
Suri Newspapers has bec'orne the primary source of cornmuM.y ne'dvs in the subur'bs. bur notices in
uia' paFUeet have the best ch ance o being seen and read.
The rate strwtGtu for logais effedive the first of the ye-Nr � ill He:
1 column widths: 1x11.44 per column inch for first insertion
$5.72 per column inch for subsequent insertions
1 "here are 11 lines per inch
Two notarized affidavits on each of your publications will be provided with no additional charge.
Th Su; aurrenr is published every Thursday. The deadline for regular length notices is 2M p.r n1
Vne Thursday prier to publication. E- mailing the legal notices is an efficient and accurate way of get -
tsng the notices to as. The e -snail address for the legals department is s ar€ rieoal G(r��c_1.t ra�e_I_s.c�m.
l` you i4 quire more inforrnatlon to make your decision, please contact me or LISA Smith, our I egals
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Thank you for considering the Sur; - Current as the o1f"scial newspaper for the City of t..akvAllle for the
upcorning year. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the needs of your community.
Sincerely,
Jeff Coolman
Vice President and Group Publisher
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