Mayor and City Council: - Member contact information City Departments: - City Administration: Responsible for beer/liquor licenses, fireworks licenses, gambling licenses, sign permits, elections, and managing the official records and documents of the city - Compost and yard waste located at Public Works Garage 100 Isanti Parkway NW. Open April 15 - November 5. - Building Inspections: Provides building inspections and permits - Economic Development Authority: Handles all types of city economic development projects, expansion and relocation of businesses to increase commercial, marketing, and job opportunities for residents - Finance: Responsible for maintaining all accounting, internal audit, and financial control services provided by the City - Parks: Oversees and manages the parks of the City. City parks include Academy Park, Bluebird Park, Isanti Hills Neighborhood Park, Legacy Park, Mattson Park, River Bluff Preserve, Riverside Park, Rum River Meadows Park, Unity Park, VFW Park, and Whisper Ridge Park. - Public Works: Provides street maintenance (patching, seal coating, mowing of road sides, street sweeping, traffic control signals/signage, cleaning storm ditches, storm sewers, removal of snow and ice from city streets and contract hauling of snow from the public right-of-way), sanitary sewer/water system maintenance, wastewater treatment plant, and water supply distribution. Locaton is 100 Isanti Parkway West.

Provides county garage services - Arbo/Deer Lake (218)327-4743 - Balsam (218)245-2042 - Bigfork (218)743-3104 - Central Repair/Purchasing (218)327-4738 - Deer River - (218)246-8179 - Grand Rapids/Cohasset - (218)327-5962 - Max - (218)659-4288 - Nashwauk - (218)885-1246 - Togo - (218)376-4435 - Warba - (218)492-4234

Public works services include the following: - Maintenance of roads (construction; culvert replacements; repair; replacing defective water and sewer components; roadside mowing; snow plowing), water and sanitation systems - Wastewater treatment ?- Water and septic system assistance ?- Water supply

Mayor and City Council Member Contact Information Departments - City Clerk's Office - Public Works/Waste/Wastewater

Mayor and City Council Members - Member contact information City Departments - Administration: Provides information about city clerk, elections, polling places, licenses, and permits - Absentee Ballots: (763)717-2633 - Communications: City Hall facilities are available for public meeting purposes, civic purposes, and non-profit organizations whose membership substantially includes Blaine residents or whose purpose is to provide services to Blaine residents. Job Line (763)717-2679. - Building Department: Oversees building inspections, codes, and provides building permits - Planning Department: Oversees land development - Finance Department: Oversees city-wide budget, payroll, and utility billing of water, sewer and garbage. Billing inquiries and moving-related information (763)785-6141. - Engineering Department - Geographic Information Services - Public Works: Maintains streets, parks, buildings, and grounds through weed cutting, street sweeping, traffic signs, and snow and ice removal. Water and Sewer operates, maintains, and repairs water-mains, sanitary sewer-mains, and storm sewers including wells and lift stations. Sign shop makes, repairs, and installs street signs and park signs. Address: 1801 101st Avenue NE Blaine, MN 55449. Public email address: [email protected]. Hours of operation: 7 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday. Application Process: Residents experiencing a sewer backup should call (763)785-6165 during business hours and Anoka County Dispatch (763)427-1212 after hours and weekends. Public Works will check the sewer main for blockages, as tree roots in the line can cause backups for neighbors as well. - Neighborhood and Safety Services: Takes reports on code violations such as outdoor storage of unused items or junk, inoperable/junk vehicles, illegal residential parking and tall grass

Mayor and City Council Members: Member contact information City Administration: (507)934-0663 - City codes, city attorney, city council, city general information, elections, and public records Building: (507)934-0662 - Issues permits and conducts inspections to enforce state building code and city ordinance - Provides rental licenses and rental inspections - Regulates building, mechanical, plumbing, demolition of structures, and manufactured housing Community Development: (507)934-0661 - Directs the economic development and planning and zoning efforts for the city - Provides revolving loan accounts and supports industrial, commercial, and residential development. Finance and Utility: (507)934-0664 - Includes accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, financial reporting, insurance, investments, and more. - Provides weekly trash collection and biweekly recycling service Public Works: (507)934-0670 - Includes electric, environmental services, parks, streets, stormwater, water

Mayor and City Council Members - Member contact information Animal Control Lost and found: Animal Humane Society; 1411 Main Street NW, Coon Rapids, MN, 55448 Noon - 8 pm Tuesday - Friday; 10 am - 6 pm Saturday - Sunday Building Department - Oversees building, mechanical, plumbing, excavating-mining permits, applications, and building inspections - For all inspections, please call City Attorney Community Development - Maintains the City's Comprehensive Plan, code enforcement regulations, developing businesses, and the local economy, long-range planning initiatives, planning and land use map, subdivision regulations, and zoning ordinance. The City has contracted services with the Planning Company, call for more information - Responsible for implementing the City's housing goals, advancing infrastructure projects, protecting environmental quality, and fostering partnerships to improve access to community services. Election - Ballot and Election information Engineering Department - Hakanson Anderson Inc - Includes consolation services, land surveying, planning and supervising buildings of city streets License and Permit - Dog license. Certificate of rabies vaccination must be submitted at time of application. Parks and Recreation Department - Nowthen Memorial Park, Twin Lakes City Park and walking trails Public Works - Road and Bridge: Responsible for maintaining and creating city roads; brush and tree cutting; park mowing and maintenance; snow plowing and many other miscellaneous duties. Hours of operation 7 am - 3 pm Monday - Friday. Recycling Information - Recycling Center is open 11 am -5 pm Tuesday - Friday; 9 am - 12 noon Saturday. Items accepted without charge are cardboard, catalogs, magazines, newspaper, inserts, office paper, paper bags, phone books, school paper, shredded paper (in closed paper bags), glass (brown, clear, and green food containers), metal (aluminum food and pop cans), steel/tin cans, plastic (bottles and containers marked with recycling symbol), scrap metal. Items accepted with a charge are appliances, TVs, computers, monitors, tires, bulbs, and electronics.

- Maintains about 507 miles of road - About 314 miles are paved and 193 miles are gravel-surfaced - Maintenance activities include items like placing gravel, snow and ice control, signing, mowing the road side, patching pavement, sealing cracks, and noxious weed control

Mayor and City Council: - Member contact information City Departments: - Administration: Oversees the city operations and services. Burning permits may be obtained at City Hall or online at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/forestry/fire/questions.html. Dog licenses are $10. - Building Department: Provides permits required for building, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning, and related work. Performs on-site building inspections. - City Attorney - Finance Department - Parks: Oversees the city parks. Parks include Central Park, Harder Park, Northwoods Park, River Walk Park, and Wildridge Park. - Public Works Department: Provides maintenance of city streets, tree trimming, parking lots, and right-of-way roads. Operates compost site near the wastewater treatment plant. Site is open for drop-off of leaves and grass and free compost. The address for Public Works Department is 39276 Grand Avenue. - Utilities: Responsible for the water utilities and billing. The address is 6388 Maple Street.

Services provided: - Responsible for maintaining approximately 1,800 miles of roadway, including contracted township roads and 140 bridges. - Directly or indirectly involved with the maintenance of roadways under the jurisdiction of 15 cities, 42 organized townships and the 37 unorganized townships in the county. - Responsible for the administration of both the highway maintenance division and the highway construction division. - Responsible for graveling, grading, drainage, signing, snow removal, ice control, equipment repair and minor road improvements. - Responsible for the design and construction administration of all contracted road and bridge improvement projects.

Responsible for maintenance of the County's 400 mile highway system. In addition to keeping highways clear of ice and snow, maintenance crews perform patching, crack filling, shouldering, and gravel blading. They also repair and replace culverts, maintain bridges, mow and control weeds in ditches, as well as other activities.

Mayor and City Council Member Contact Information Departments: Building Inspection - Call to schedule building and electrical inspection Election - Ballot information, election information, serving as an election judge, voter registration, and voting absentee Finance Department - Coordination and planning of all city financial information including annual budget preparation, audit preparation, and payroll. Planning/Zoning: - Responsible for comprehensive planning, zoning code updates, and zoning and land development approvals Public Services - Airport: Le Sueur Municipal Airport 780 Elmwood Avenue, Le Sueur, MN 56058 - Electric: Minnesota Municipal Power Agency (MMPA) Public Works: - Provides park and street maintenance, street cleaning and repairs, snow removal, storm sewer, and traffic control signage Utility Billing - Energy/Heating Assistance; Utility payments Water and Sewer - Responsible for water treatment and distribution for the city. If residents experience a sewer backup, they should contact the Wastewater department and their plumber. Homeowners are responsible for lines from the main to the house. - Provides water to residential, industrial and commercial sites. Continually tests and monitors water for quality.

Mayor and City Council Members: - Member contact information City Departments: - Administration Department - City Attorney - Columbia Heights Recycling/Drop Off Center: Address 3801 Madison Street NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421. Intake Phone (763)706-3613. Hours of operation is 9 am - 1 pm Saturday. Accepted items are paper, cans, oil filters, cardboard, tires, used oil, glass bottles, and scrap metal. - Community Development Department: Handles property records, city planning, permits, and licensing. Property records intake phone number (763)706-3670. - Finance Department Accounts Payable (763)706-3633 - Garbage Service and Water/Sewer Utility Billing (763)706-3640 - Hylander Center: Gymnasium and exercise room facility run by the City of Columbia Heights. Address 1300 49th Avenue. Intake phone number (763)528-4495. General rates are $1 daily drop-in, $10 monthly pass for residents, and $20 monthly pass for non-residents. - Public Works Department: Oversees the maintenance of streets, snow plowing, street sweeping, and tree trimming. Address 637 38th Avenue NE Columbia Heights, MN 55421. Intake phone number (763)706-3700. Non-Emergency phone number (763)427-1212. Email [email protected]. Hours of operation is 7 am - 3:30 pm Monday - Friday.

Responsible for construction and maintenance of county roads and bridges. Routine highway maintenance includes snow removal, surface repair, signing, bridge repairs, and roadside maintenance.

Mayor and City Council Members: - Member contact information City Departments: - Administration - Building Permits and Inspections - Emergency Management - Law Enforcement - Planning and Zoning - Public Works - Secure Medication Disposal - Traffic control signage requests

Responsible for the maintenance of County State Aid Highways, county roads, road ditches, county tile, and seasonal ?mowing of various county properties and cemeteries. This includes continual grading, hauling and placing aggregate, and snow and ice removal.??

- Sewage collection - Storm water systems - Natural Gas; Natural Gas detection - Water treatment and distribution - Budget billing - Home energy checkups - Oversees the utilities' infrastructure as well as the maintenance of all public streets, sidewalks, parks and trails, athletic fields, and bridges.

Mayor and City Council Members: Members contact information Departments: - City Manager's Office: Oversees departments within the city and manages the day to day operations of all functions of the city government - Assessing: Determines the value of residential and commercial property. - Building Inspections Division: Building permits and inspections. - City Attorney Office - City Clerk's Office: Provides licenses for dogs, fireworks, liquor establishments, tobacco, election information, and voter registration. Civic Center including banquet room reservations. - Economic Development Division: Zoning map, planning, and sign permits. - Finance Department Accounts Payable - Human Resources Department - Public Works Department: Takes reports for a street light outage or traffic sign missing or needing repair. Address located at 1831 111th Avenue Coon Rapids, MN 55433. Hours of operation 7 am - 3:30 pm Monday - Friday. - Utility Division: Maintenance of the water system and sanitary sewer system - Streets Division: Provides maintenance for potholes, cracked sealing, snow plowing, sanding, streets, park signs, maintenance of street lights, traffic lights, and storm drain system. - Forestry Division: Maintenance of publicly owned trees and shrubs, boulevards, and street-scaping. - Recycling Center: Tire, mattress, electronics, motor oil, scrap metal, plastics, styrofoam (no peanuts), telephone book recycling, and trash pickup. Address is located at 1831 111th Avenue Coon Rapids, MN 55433. - Utility Billing Department: Water billing department.

Mayor and City Council: - Member contact information City Departments: - City Administration: For questions, call intake phone number - Building Inspection: Provides building permit information, building inspections, and fire inspections. - Community Development: Responsible for retaining existing businesses, assisting businesses with expansion, attracting new businesses to the community, and enabling rehabilitation and/or redevelopment of areas within the community - Finance: Farmington residents and businesses are billed quarterly for utilities (water, storm water, sanitary sewer, street light, and streetlight). Call for questions about utility billing or to set up or discontinue services. - Natural Resources: Downed limbs from boulevard trees should be called to the attention of the Natural Resource Division. Responsible for the operation and maintenance of the City's stormwater system. The stormwater system includes ditches, stormwater ponds, wetlands, creeks, and rivers. - Planning and Zoning Division: Responsible for guiding development and regulating land use within the City of Farmington. Administers and enforces the City's Zoning and Subdivision Ordinances. Processes land use applications such as Conditional Use Permits, Variances, and burning permits. - Public Works: Responsible for the City's streets, street light outages, sanitary sewer, snow removal, patching, minor reconstructions, street sweeping, and mowing roadsides.

Mayor and City Council Members: - Member contact information City Departments: - Administration: Oversees general policies, procedures, city elections, and is responsible for city operations - Building Department: Provides building permits and inspections to be in compliance with local ordinances and codes - City Parks: Offers many city-wide parks that feature dog parks, disc golfing, ice rinks, pickleball, and skateboarding. - Finance: Provides information on water utility bills. Responsible for accounts payable, accounts receivable, and payroll. - Planning and Zoning: Provides long-range planning services and reviews land use plans for consistency with city plans. Issues applications for sign permits. - Public Works: Provides snowplowing, street sweeping, sign maintenance, line/crosswalk painting, public area mowing, and pothole repair - Wastewater Treatment Facility: Utility Billing Clerk (763)552-3212

Mayor and Council Members: - Member contact information Departments: - Building Department: Provides building, mechanical, plumbing, septic system, sewer/water permits, and inspections - City Administrator: Oversees day-to-day operations of all departments in the city. Fireworks, liquor, and tobacco licenses are provided by the city. - City Clerk/Elections: Absentee voting may be done in person 45 days before Election Day or by mail via an application which residents can call for - City Attorney: Rupp, Anderson, Squires, and Waldspurger, PA; address 333 South 7th Street Suite 2800 Minneapolis, MN 55402 - Community Development: Oversees the current developer's list, land use applications, subdivision, platting ordinances, zoning ordinances, shoreland ordinances, and sign ordinances. Manages water quality, wildlife habitat, native plant study, oak wilt control and treatment, monitoring of waste haulers, and more. - Finance: Generates and mails quarterly billing statements for sewer and water to residents - Public Services: Provides maintenance of roads and construction. Street Division provides patching, crack filling, and seal coating. Removes debris on roadways, boulevard/ditch maintenance. Takes reports of potholes needing repair or street lights that are not working and snowplowing during the winter season - Emergency Reporting Procedures: Emergencies such as sewer backups, water leaks, missing stop signs, or potholes in the street should be reported - Sewer department - Water Quality

Mayor and City Council: - Member contact information City Departments: - Administration: Responsible for the administrative management of the City, municipal finance, interdepartmental coordination, and personnel management - Clerk/Treasurer: Responsible for processing the payroll and conducting elections in election years. Directs local elections including preparing ballots, supplies polling places, post notices of election, coordinates details with the County, and certify results for the Council - Economic Development Authority: Proposes specific economic development plans, projects, or strategies to enhance the economic strength of the community - Building Department: Reviews building permit applications and conducts buidling inspections - Finance: Responsible for the City's financial budgets, assisting with banking, and processing payroll claims - Public Works: Provides a range of services, including street construction, roadside landscape maintenance, street sweeping, street light service, storm sewers, water, wastewater, storm sewer, snow plowing, and solid waste. Also, oversees the community gardens. Public Works address is located at 700 Lewis Avenue North. - Utility Billing: Provides water connection services and repair for the City

Mayor and City Council: - Member contact information City Departments and Services: - Administration: Oversees all the City departments and operations - Dog and cat licenses for pets over 6 months of age - Economic Development Authority: Promotes growth and development of commercial, residential, and industrial concerns - Operates three utilities including water, sewer and storm water utility. Collection of utilities is billed quarterly. - Parks Department: Manages the city parks. Parks include Allemansratt Park, Beach Park, Kroon Lake, Linden Street Overlook, Lions Park, Memorial Park, Morning Sun, North Meadow, Oberstar Plaza, Pleasant Hill, Plump House Park, Town and Country, and Twin Oaks - Public Works Department: Provides street sweeping, snow plowing, maintains parks and equipment, right-of-way tree trimming, storm drain care, repair of potholes on streets, cemetery care, and maintenance - Compost Site: Located at 31501 Lofton Avenue Chisago City, MN 55013. Open 2 pm - 7 pm Wednesday, 9 am - 4 pm Saturday and 1 pm - 4 pm Sunday May - November. Residents can compost leaves, grass clippings and brush (up to three inches in diameter). Individuals wishing to drop off raw compost will be asked for identification (driver's license, sewer and water bill and/or tax statement) showing their address.

- Takes applications for snowplowing and grading of private driveways - Handles complaints about county roads, etc - Provides information about county road/bridge construction - Determines county road rights-of-way - Places traffic signs on county roads

Mayor and City Council: - Member contact information Departments: - Administration Department: Oversees all City operations and departments. Manages elections including voter registration, city business licenses, and liquor licenses. - Building Inspection: Provides reviews for building plans, permit applications, building permits, and conducts a range of field inspections including construction, rental housing and property maintenance inspections to ensure compliance. - Community and Economic Development Department: Guides Victoria's future direction through the implementation and enforcement of the Comprehensive Plan, zoning controls, city ordinances, city maps, and sign permits. - Finance Department: Manages the City's finances and financial reports - Public Works Department: Maintains public infrastructure including streets, sewers systems, water distribution system, drinking water, snow/ice removal, and maintains necessary City equipment to provide services to the public. Address is located at 8001 Bavaria Road.