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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING: JANUARY 6, 2004
It is necessary for the City Council to designate an official newspaper for the City of Rosemount. The official
newspaper will publish all required legal documents and notices for the City. Bids were received from the three
local papers: Sun Newspapers, Thisweek Newspapers, and the Rosemount Town Pages.
_Currently the Rosemount Town Pages is the official newspaper. They have e -mail service to receive public
notices which is very convenient for all departments. The paid circulation has increased by 400 readers this year
which totals 1,825. The Town Pages bid is the lowest and allows for a discount for camera ready notices. The
yearly subscription for the Rosemount Town Pages is $25 which is reasonable for mostresidents. City news
continues to get reported in it on a regular basis.
It is staff's recommendation to continue using the Rosemount Town Pages as the city's official newspaper.
If in the future, council weighs the readership as a higher priority than cost, the designated newspaper can be
changed any time during the year.
AGENDA ITEM: DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER
AGENDA SECTION:
CONSENT
PREPARED BY; LINDA JENTINK, CITY CLERK
AGENDA NO.
ATTACHMENTS: BIDS
APPROVED BY:
K O$ E M O U N T
Tow Pages
2004 legal printing rates
The price per inch for printing legals in the Rosemount Town Pages for 2004 will
be $4.47 for camera ready ads. For ads that are not camera ready, the rate will be
$5.06.
Legal copy in the Rosemount Town Pages has the following dimensions:
Column width in picas 12
Line length in picas 12
Number of lines per inch 10.5
Length of the lower case alphabet, in points 78
Type size, in points 6
NEWSPAPERS
LSW Ch
Quotation Form
Newspaper Dakota County Tribune
City Rosemount
Number of lines per column inch
10
Printed characters and spaces per line
Average 45
Total characters and spaces per column inch
Average 450
Per line cost
82.50
Per column inch cost
$8.25
Circulation
1162
Legal notice deadline -- - _Tuesdays @ noon
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Newspaper Rosemount Thisweek
Number of lines per column- inch - "W...,
10
Printed characters and spaces per line
Average 45
Total characters and spaces per column inch
Average 450
Per line cost
82.50
Per column inch cost
$8.25
Circulation
4,278
Legal notice deadline Wednesdays @ 4 p.m.
Newspaper Rosemount Thisweek & 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 450
Per line cost
$1.10
Per column inch cost
$11.00
Circulation
5,440
Legal notice deadline DCT- Tuesdays @ noon/T 'sweek- Wednesdays @ 4 p.m.
Date 12/17/03 By
V.
December 16, 2003
City of Rosemount
City Council
2875 - 145th Street W.
Rosemount, MN 55068
Dear City Council Members:
The Sun Current would like to be considered for designation as the legal newspaper for the City of
Rosemount for the year 2004.
All published legal notices are posted on our website (www.mnsun.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 with the Sun Current is our home delivery.
Sun Newspapers has become the primary source of community news in the suburbs. Your notices
in our paper have the best chance of being seen and read.
Despite rising costs of operating our newspapers, there will be no rate increase during the calendar
year 2004. Our legal prices will remain the same.
The rate structure for legals effective January 1, 2004 will be:
1 column width: $6.39 per inch for first insertion
$3.38 per inch for subsequent insertions
Our columns are 14 picas wide
There are 11 lines per inch
Two notarized affidavits on each of your publications will be provided with no additional charge.
The deadline for regular length notices is 2:00 pm the Thursday prior to publication. E- mailing the
legal notices is an efficient and accurate way of getting the notices to us. The e -mail address for the
legal department is legals@mnsunpub.com. We still accept notices on disk, faxed or through the
mail. If you require more information to make your decision, please contact me or Meridel Hedbiom,
our Legal Representative, at 952 - 392 -6829.
Thank you for considering the Sun Current as the official newspaper for the City of Rosemount in
2004. We appreciate the opportunity to serve the needs of your community.
Sincerely,
Jeffrey Coolman
Vice President of Sales and General Manager
10917 VALLEY Vmv ROAD 0 EDEN PRAMIE 0 Mrmsm 55344 0 952 -829 -0797 0 FAx: 952 -941 -3588