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C. 2001 Comprehensive Plan Amended February 26, 2002 Police The City of Ramsey Police Department is housed in an approximately 5,200 square foot office facility near Ramsey City Hall. This facility was built in 1996 and currently houses fifteen sworn officers and four civilians including a Chief of Police, two Sergeants, one investigator and eleven patrol officers. The ratio of sworn officers per thousand population is estimated at .8 in 1998. The average ratio in cities of 10,000 to 25,000 people is 2.32 employees per thousand population nationally. The police department uses dispatching services of the Anoka County Sheriff's department. D. Public Works The City Public Works Department employs nine supervisors, engineering assistants, mechanics, equipment operators and maintenance personnel. The public works responsibility is to maintain the City's public utilities and infrastructure including police, parks, sewer, water and street systems. The public works shop is approximately 25,000 square feet in size and is located in Gateway Industrial Park. This facility was purchased in 1994 and sits on a three acre site utilizing much of the area for storage. E. Pub~cSchoo~ The City of Ramsey is composed of two separate school districts. A portion of northwestern Ramsey is located within Elk River School District boundaries, while the remainder of the community attends school in Anoka/Hennepin District #11. The only school facility within the City is Ramsey Elementary School located on Nowthen Boulevard south of the current City Hall. This facility was originally constructed in 1975 with an addition that doubled the size of the building in 1996. Ramsey Elementary has a current enrollment of 1,260 students as of December of 1998. This enrollment equals the capacity of the Ramsey Elementary School. After attending elementary schools, most Ramsey students are bused to schools in Anoka for middle school at Fred Moore or Sandburg Middle Schools. High School students are bused to Anoka High School in Anoka at the intersection of County Road 116 and 7th Avenue. F. Public Facilities and Services Plan The City of Ramsey provides a broad range of high quality public services ranging from public safety services such as police and fire to environmental services such as recycling and composting information. The City relies on government aid, property tax revenues and other local taxes and aids to finance its public services. Public Facilities Goals The following are the general goals for the City relative to Public Facilities: 1. To maintain quality public services at a reasonably affordable cost to citizens. 2. To reduce excess and unnecessary costs of public services. 3. To maintain a high quality education system. 2001 Ramsey Comprehensive Plan Amended February 26, 2002 Page XV-2