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9.a) Staff Report-Designate Official Newspaper �� � � � �-� `, .� �" .J SCANDIA Staff Report Date of Meeting: January 15, 2013 To: City Council From: Kristina Handt, City Administratar Re: Designate Official Newspaper Agenda Item#: 9.a) Background: State Statute requires the council, at the annual meeting, to designate a newspaper of general circulation as its official newspaper in which the city will publish ordinances and other matters as required by law. The Forest Lake Times was the official newspaper from 2007 through 2009, and in 2011. In 2010, the Country Messenger was designated the legal newspaper after state law was changed to reduce the circulation requirement from 500 to 400, and a legal issue with the location of the office of issue was resolved. The Country Messenger was the official newspaper of the city in 2012 as well. In December 2012, staff requested proposals from the Forest Lake Times and Country Messenger. A summary of their responses is included in your packet. Issue: Which newspaper should be designated as the official newspaper of the city for 2013? Proposal Details: Attached. Fiscal Impact: The 2013 budget for legal notices is $1,500. Options: 1) Designate the Country Messenger as the official newspaper for 2013 2) Designate the Forest Lake Times as the official newspaper for 2013 � o � °�' �, � o -d x � a� � � �� � � •� � ��'„ 'd � � O ,_, � � � � � � O s-� y r� � � �" � (d �,,, � bq � '�N' � O � O � C/� �" � ,�r,•" ''� ,-� � � ',.i �'' � ,_; � Vj � � � Op �n � 69 � � y '� O "�C O � � ,G ,b O� � � (� C/� � O y '� � � O V � �q � w � � p 'C � � � � � a � e� Q � 0 a a � � � � � � � � c� �, c� � ^� p,� � '� a�i U �p s-�. � � ^O v, � a� cd ¢, � .� p � � ... � y t� � � Q, � '� t.s� � b �' y � z i. � O :� `n � � V v�i � O L]. �.., v� r� o � 3 � m p ,� v� � v� ° � �s °' "' o o � � � � o �' "�' °' `� � � � � '�" � rM,,i .-� � y^ � :� � � � � � � Lj aa,,, '� � -� o U � � �' � � � °� _ � � a,:� �• � o � ° i., o '� 'N � � oo � �o �L w � M V 6�9 C� '" [� (/� � Q O � O U N � O �L .^' � � � � � ° M � d � v � � y � p � � � a�i � ,� "C R. ^n — � � Q RS G� �,L�,n � C� v' �" �'" bA � � o � � � a" v� A � � a � .., �,, � v � U � U � � ee � ,�. o o � � a a a o � � V � a � � � a�i o � y a U =� � �+ � v' c/� CL ^C � � � u ^' � i. r�i, :� �� a� a� a� W y � 4= +� Ce VI � � � R� .� V1 � � C F V� A V� f� V� F'� a a z