HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-01-06 PACKET 04.D. REQUEST OF CITY COUNCIL ACTION COUNCIL AGENDA
MEETING ITEM #� ,
DATE 1/6/2016 � �
PREPARED BY: Administration Joe Fischbach
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT STAFF AUTHOR
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COUNCIL ACTION REQUEST:
Consider designating the South Washington County Bulletin as the City's Official Newspaper
for 2016.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Designate the South Washington County Bulletin, 7584 80th Street South, Cottage Grove, as
the City's Official Newspaper for 2016, at $14.60 per column inch.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS:
� MEMO/LETTER: Joe Fischbach, HR Manager/City Clerk
❑ RESOLUTION:
❑ ORDINANCE:
❑ ENGINEERING RECOMMENDATION:
❑ LEGAL RECOMMENDATION:
� OTHER: Letter from RiverTown Multimedia
ADMINISTRATORS COMMENTS:
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COUNCIL ACTION TAKEN: ❑ APPROVED ❑ DENIED ❑ OTHER
CITY OF COTTAGE GROVE
�MINNESOTA
To: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
From: Joe Fischbach, HR Manager/City Cler
Date: December 28, 2015
Subject: Designation of Official Newspaper
At the first regular meeting of each year, Minnesota Statutes 331A requires the City Council to
designate a qualified newspaper of general circulation in the City as its "official newspaper" for
the publication of ordinances and legal notices.
When a City designates an official newspaper, it must choose the newspaper in the following
order. If there is one or more qualified newspaper with their offices of issue located in the City,
one of these newspapers must be chosen first.
RiverTown Multimedia, publisher of the "South Washington County Bulletin," is located within
the City of Cottage Grove at 7584 80t" Street South, Cottage Grove. They have submitted the
attached letter requesting that the City designate the "South Washington County Bulletin" as its
official newspaper for 2016. The 2015 rate for publication of legal notices was $14.30 per
column inch. The 2016 rate for publication of legal notices will be $14.60 per column inch. The
maximum rate increase allowed under Minnesota Statutes is 10 percent.
Staff recommends that the City Council designate the South Washington County Bulletin, 7584
80t" Street South, Cottage Grove, as the City of Cottage Grove's official newspaper for 2016.
The Bulletin posts all of the City's legal notices on its web site at no additional cost.
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Woodbury Bulletin County Bulletin
8420 City Centre Drive 7584—80'�Street South
Woodbury,MN 55125 Cottage Grove,MN 55016
(651)319-4270 (651)319-4280
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August 24, 2015
City of Cottage Grove
7516 80th St. South
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
Dear Cottage Grove Mayor and City Council:
We would like to take this opportunity to thank the City of Cottage Grove for designating the South
Washington County Bulletin as the legal newspaper of the City of Cottage Grove for the past
several years. Once again, we look forward to partnering with the City to bring Cottage Grove
residents legal notices in the year to come. The following is South Washington County Bulletin's
2015-16 rate for publication of legal notices, effective with the October 1, 2015 edition:
$14.60 per column inch
The deadline for legal notices remains 5 p.m. the Wednesday prior to publication. We request
legal notices be sent by e-mail to legals@swcbulletin.com. The request for publication should
include the dates the notice should be published, and a contact name and number.
Thank you for your consideration. If you have any further questions, please call me directly at
(651) 319-4490.
Sincerely,
Jean Hoeft
Legal Coordinator
Bulletin Newspapers