- Elected Officials: Mayor and city council - City staff and administrator: Clerk/treasurer/administrator - handles the daily business operations of the city including administration, finance-accounting and public utilities - Assessor (800)450-9777 ext. 7147 - Saint Louis County provides appraisal services for all properties in the city along with processing homestead credits - Building and zoning (218)254-7806 - provides services related to building inspections in accordance with the State Building Code and permits for various city zoning items such as rezoning, variances, conditional uses and regular zoning permits - Economic development authority (218)254-7960 - responsible for assisting new and existing businesses looking to expand in the city - Elections - absentee voting, ballot and polling place information, candidate information, election results, information on how to become an Election Judge, and voter registration - Parks and recreation (218)254-7909 - responsible for providing recreational programs for the City of Chisholm and Balkan Township. Amenities, programs and operations are year-round with activities and sports for all age groups - Public Safety (Police/Fire/Ambulance): Ambulance Director (218)254-7902, Fire Chief (218)254-7921, police department (218)254-7915 - has a fully staffed police department, a volunteer fire department, and a paid-on-call ambulance service (contracted) - Public works (218)254-7920 - responsible for the streets, water, sewer and garbage utilities along with infrastructure of the city