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• <br />December 8, 2009 <br />7550 Sunwood Drive NW • Ramsey, Minnesota 55303 <br />City Hall: 763-427-1410 • Fax: 763-427-5543 <br />www.ci.ramsey.mn.us <br />Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />City of Ramsey, Minnesota <br />Dear Mayor and Councilmembers: <br />Introduction <br />Attached is the adopted Program of Municipal Services for Fiscal Year 2010. To provide the <br />Council better information in its role as policy makers, we have formatted the budget to include <br />line item budgeting techniques with supporting notes. Our hope is that this format will improve <br />the analytical quality of the information and result in a better understanding of the budget and <br />City operations by the Council, staff and Ramsey citizens. <br />• This document includes the 2010 Adopted General Fund Revenues and Expenditures, the 2010 <br />Adopted Economic Development Authority Fund Revenues and Expenditures, the 2010 Adopted <br />Housing and Redevelopment Authority Fund Revenues and Expenditures, and the 2010 Adopted <br />Enterprise Funds Revenues and Expenditures [includes -the Water Utility Fund, Sewer Utility <br />Fund, Street Light Utility Fund, Recycling Utility Fund, and-Storm Water Utility Fund]. The <br />following comments in this budget message relate primarily to the City's General Fund Budget <br />and overall status of the City's financial framework. <br />In preparing the 2010 Program of Municipal Services, the following objectives were established: <br />a. Recognize the limitations placed on City activities resulting from limited revenue <br />growth; and <br />b. Maintain or increase the existing level of City services and programs; and <br />c. Position the City fmancially such that stable revenues are identified for current <br />and future capital programming and equipment replacement; and <br />d. Avoid defemng costs to future years. <br />• <br />v <br />