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The City Planning Commission is responsible for the City's physical <br />development advisory, the Park and Recreation Committee advises the <br />Council concerning the acquisition, maintenance and use of the City's <br />parks, and the Economic Development Commission works to improve the <br />City's commercial and industrial tax base and to provide local <br />employment. All three commissions are council-appointed. <br /> <br />CITY EMPLOYEES <br /> <br />The City employs 19 regular personnel in the following categories: <br /> <br />Police: <br />Public Works: <br />Administration: <br /> <br />Chief plus six officers <br />Director with a staff of three <br />City Administrator, Deputy Clerk, Building <br />Official, Finance Director, City Planner, City <br />Assessor, Accounting Clerk, and Receptionist. <br /> <br />Ail City employees (with minor exceptions such as casual labor) must <br />belong to the State-wide retirement plan administered 'by the Public <br />Employees Retirement Association (PERA). The City contribution to this <br />plan, based on statutory percentages determined by PERA, includes an <br />amount to retire prior years' unfunded liabilities with full funding <br />required by the year 2010. PERA is a State-wide contributory retire- <br />ment plan for which an individual City's portion of the unfunded lia- <br />bility is not available because no city is directly liable for any <br />unfunded liability under Minnesota law. <br /> <br />MUNICIPAL SERVICES <br />Police and Fire <br /> <br />Police protection for the City is provided by seven full-time officers. <br />The Anoka County Sheriff also patrols the City and is available for <br />emergency calls. The City has contracts with the. Cities of Anoka and <br />Elk River for fire protection. The insurance rating for the City of <br />Ramsey is Class 8. <br /> <br />Recreational <br /> <br />The City maintains twenty park areas totalling 165 acres, the City code <br />provides for the establishment of a park fund to be financed by new <br />construction in the City and used for park land acquisition and <br />development. <br /> <br />Municipal Center <br /> <br />In 1976, the City applied for and was .awarded an Economic Development <br />Administration (EDA) grant of approximately $595,000 for construction <br />of a municipal center and fire hall. The 15,000 square foot building <br />was ready for occupancy in December 1977. The City also owns a one <br />acre parcel of land at a different location on which is located two <br />large garages which house the street maintenance equipment. <br /> <br />MN220.85a/34 <br /> <br />12 <br /> <br /> <br />