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Services The City currently has a Police Chief and nine police officers providing full-time police protection. The City's 22-member Volunteer Fire Department took over all fire protection of the City as of January 1, 1991. Tennis courts and ball fields are among the facilities available in some City parks. Central Park, Titterud Park and parkland adjacent to Ramsey Elementary School comprise the major parks in the City. The Rivers Bend Park was designed for handicap accessibility, and a fishing pier was completed this spring. The park, located in the southwestern portion of the City near the Rum River offers tennis courts, a softball diamond, a soccer field and a tot ball diamond. In addition to private wells the City's water is supplied from two municipal wells with a pumping capacity of 900 gallons per minute. Wastewater treatment and disposal is provided by the Metropolitan Waste Control Commission ("MWCC"), an agency of the Metropolitan Council. The City is billed for its usage of MWCC facilities. Employee Pensions All full-time and certain part-time employees of the City of Ramsey are covered by defined benefit pension plans administered by the Public Employees' Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). The PERA administers the Public Employees' Retirement Fund (PERF) and the Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF) which are cost-sharing, multiple-employer public employee retirement plans. PERF members belong to either the Coordinated Plan or the Basic Plan. Coordinated members are covered by Social Security and Basic members are not. All new members must participate in the Coordinated Plan. All police officers and firefighters who qualify for membership by statute are covered by PEPFF. For the fiscal year ended December 31,1992 the City contributed $84,648 to PERA. Regional Government - Metropolitan Council The Metropolitan Council is comprised of 17 members who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the State Senate. Sixteen members are appointed to four-year terms from districts of equal population size within the Seven-County Metropolitan Area. The Council Chair, the 17th member, represents the Region as a whole and serves at the pleasure of the governor. The Council is accountable, in law, to the State Legislature. The Council's primary mission, as described in the 1967 Council enabling act, is to undertake those planning and coordinative actions that are necessary to insure the "orderly and economic" development of the Twin Cities Area. in addition, the Legislature has instructed the Council to assist local communities in their planning and provide information to the public on matters pertaining to the Region and its development. The Council has 12 citizen advisory committees at present. -12-