Description

Mayor and City Council Members -?Member contact information Departments - Community Development, Planning, and Zoning: Is tasked with maintaining a high quality of life in a community that is an aging, inner-ring, fully developed suburb adjacent to Saint Paul and within two miles of Minneapolis. This goal is achieved through community-focused planning. - Elections: Coordinates and provides information to support the democratic process for the city's residents. It works in conjunction with Ramsey County and the Minnesota Secretary of State to manage all aspects of voter registration, absentee voting, polling locations, and precincts. Before elections, the department helps voters find their sample ballots, request absentee ballots, and locate their proper polling place. On Election Day, it ensures voters vote in their correct precincts at designated polling locations. The department also handles updating registrations and ensuring election results are available and accurate. - Finance: Is responsible for managing the city's financial operations, including preparing the annual budget, monitoring revenues and expenditures, processing payments, and maintaining accurate financial records. The department ensures compliance with state reporting requirements, supports long-term financial planning, and helps preserve the city's strong credit rating. Through careful oversight and transparent reporting, the Finance Department works to maintain the city's financial stability and support the delivery of services to the community. - Public Works Department: Is responsible for maintaining and managing the city's physical infrastructure and public spaces. This includes caring for streets, sewer lines, stormwater systems, city-owned buildings, parks, trails, and trees. It ensures that roads are safe and in good repair, utilities are functioning, drainage and stormwater are managed to prevent flooding, and public green spaces are both usable and well kept.

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