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DESIGNATION OF LEGAL NEWSPAPER FOR 2021
Proposed Action Staff recommends adoption of the following motion: Move to designate Sun Thisweek as Lakeville’s official legal newspaper for 2021.
Overview Minnesota Statute 412.831 requires annual designation of an Official Newspaper: “The council shall, annually at its first meeting of the year, designate a legal newspaper of general circulation in the city as its official newspaper, in which shall be published such ordinances and other matters as are required by law to be so published and such other matters as the council may deem it advisable and in the public interest to have published in this manner.”
As required, each year the City designates a newspaper to be used for its legal notices. We have designated both the St. Paul Pioneer Press and Sun Thisweek newspapers in the past. Due to the local nature of the newspaper and free online access (for legal notices only), staff is recommending that we opt for Sun Thisweek. This paper currently qualifies for designation as a legal newspaper. It is delivered via USPS to 6,108 people and 750 dropped.
Primary Issues to Consider
• Cost
• Online Circulation
• Deadlines (See attached analysis of primary issues.)
Supporting Information
• Sun Thisweek bid
• St. Paul Pioneer Press bid
• Star Tribune bid
Financial Impact: $ Budgeted: Y☒ N☐ Source:
Related Documents: (CIP, ERP, etc.):
Envision Lakeville Community Values: Good Value for Public Services
Report Completed by: Tierney Helmers, Communications Manager
4000.00 City Clerk
January 4, 2021
Sun Thisweek, St. Paul Pioneer Press and Star Tribune
Analysis of Primary Issues
Cost, circulation and deadlines
St. Paul Pioneer
Press Star Tribune Sun Thisweek
Deadlines Noon the day before publication, Friday Noon for Sat-Mon 4 p.m. two days before publication date 2 p.m. Tuesday for Friday publication
Circulation 167,899 134,000; Sun 280,000 6,858
Cost per column
inch
6.30 n/a 5.50
Cost per line 0.45 1.31 0.61
Paywall?
(online viewing)
5-page views in 30 days Removed n/a
Rate History
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Pioneer Press - 2,764.31 - - -
Sun Thisweek 4,910.25 - 2175.00 3995.00 4000.00
November 20, 2020
City of Lakeville
City Council
20205 Holyoke Avenue
Lakeville, MN 55044
Dear City Council Members:
Please accept the following bid from the Lakeville Sun Thisweek for legal newspaper
designation for the City of Lakeville. This newspaper is qualified by the State of Minnesota as a
legal newspaper under Minnesota Statutes Section 331A.02, Subd. 1.
The following rate structure for legals is effective January 1, 2021:
Per column inch rate: $5.50
Characters per inch: 320
Lines per inch: 9
A notarized affidavit will be provided for each notice published. Additional affidavits are $2.50
each. A $20.00 charge will be assessed on legal notices that require typing. All published legal
notices are posted on the Sun Thisweek website at no additional charge.
The Sun Thisweek is published weekly on Fridays. The deadline is 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday for
publication on Friday of the same week. Please email legal notices to
publicnotice@apgecm.com.
Thank you for considering the Sun Thisweek as the official newspaper for the City of Lakeville
for the upcoming year. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the needs of your community.
Sincerely,
Steve Gall
Advertising Director
15322 Galaxie Avenue #219 Apple Valley, MN 55124 • 952‐894‐1111 • SUNTHISWEEK.COM
Tierney Helmers
City of Lakeville
Tierney –
Thank you for the opportunity to bid on the public notice publications for the City of Lakeville.
The Saint Paul Pioneer Press is a Daily Newspaper located in Saint Paul, MN, primarily serving
Ramsey, Dakota, Washington, and Anoka counties and Western Wisconsin.
Our Legal Publication rates for all notices for 2021 are as follows:
$6.30 per column inch per publication *(this = $0.45 per line, there are 14 lines per
column inch)
Our circulation number below is for Sunday Full Run, however you can publish a notice any day of
the week.
Full Run – 167,899
*All notices will be published full run.
Deadline to submit a standard text notice is 12pm the day prior to the day you’d like your notice to
run. Friday at 12pm is the deadline to submit a notice running on Saturday, Sunday, or Monday. If
your notice includes a chart, graph, map, financial report or any special formatting, the deadline is
12pm two days prior to the publication day, and Thursday at 12pm for a Saturday, Sunday, or
Monday publish date. All legal notices should be emailed to Emily Kunz ekunz@pioneerpress.com
and legals@pioneerpress.com after doing so, you’ll be sent an email confirming receipt of your
information and you'll be contacted shortly. You will be emailed a proof (which includes the cost).
An affidavit will be emailed after the notice publishes. *Holidays will have early print deadlines.
Thank you for considering the Saint Paul Pioneer Press as the official legal newspaper for the City of
Lakeville. Please let me know if you have any questions, we look forward to partnering with you.
Thank you,
Emily Kunz – Advertising
ekunz@pioneerpress.com
2021 Designated Legal Newspaper Rates
• $1.31 per line per day
o Legal notices will also run on startribune.com at no extra charge.
• Approximately $14.85 per column inch
o Notices are charged per line not per column inch so you are not paying for space
you are not using.
Deadlines (applies to placement, changes & cancellations):
• Two days prior to first publication date at 4pm CST
• Publication Date Deadline
Monday Friday 4pm
Tuesday Friday 4pm
Wednesday Monday 4pm
Thursday Tuesday 4pm
Friday Wednesday 4pm
Saturday Thursday 4pm
Sunday Friday 4pm
• Deadlines will be advanced for holidays.
Affidavits:
• Emailed 24-48 business hours after last publication date
Circulation
• Sunday ~280,000
• Monday ~134,000
• Tuesday ~134,000
• Wednesday ~134,000
• Thursday ~134,000
• Friday ~134,000
• Saturday ~134,000
Contact
• Email: placeads@startribune.com
• Call: 612-673-7000