Ramsey Resident - 2001 - July/August

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CITY OF RAMSEY 2000 COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT The City ofRamsey is required to annually undergo a certified audit of all of its funds and account groups. The audit for 2000 was performed by the certified public accounting firm of Malloy, Montague, Karnowski, Radosevich & Co., P.A. Included at the beginning of the 2000 CAFR is a detailed report of the City's activities during 2000, and a brief description of all funds and account groups. This report is available for review at City Hall. Questions regarding this report can be forwarded to the Finance Officer at (763) 427 -1410. CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT SERVICE BILLINGS Ramsey City Ordinances and Minnesota Statutes allow for the annual certification of delinquent service billings, which may include water, sewer, street lighting, recycling, storm water, penalties incurred, and any other types of service billings that are unpaid as of September 1, 2001. Failure to pay would result in the entire past - due amount being assessed against the property, payable with property taxes payable in 2002. An administrative fee plus interest will be charged. Notices will be mailed to service addresses with delinquent billings the first week of September notifying the property of the delinquent billing and what will take place. A public hearing to address unpaid service billings will be held on September 25, 2001, at the Ramsey Municipal Center, 15153 Nowthen Boulevard, Ramsey, Minnesota. To avoid receipt of a notice of delinquent service billings, payments for utility billings must be received by Connexus Energy by September 1, 2001. Other delinquencies should be paid directly to the City ofRamsey and must be received by September 1, 2001. If you have questions regarding this process, please contact the Finance Office at (763) 427 -1410. RAMSEY WANTS You! A noted American playwright, Henrick Isbsen, once said that, "A community is like a ship; everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm." The City ofRamsey is looking for residents who are interested in participating in the development and governance of their community. There is currently one (1) seat open on the Planning and Zoning Commission. People often talk about wanting to get involved with their local government but fear that they don't have what it takes. Longfellow said, "No [one] is so poor as to have nothing worth giving." The City needs residents who have an interest in their community and who are willing to step forward to fill these commission vacancies. Nothing more than an interest in the community and the ability to give some time in attending monthly meetings are required. This is an excellent way to meet other residents and to contribute in a very meaningful way to your community. If you are interested but have questions, please feel free to call the Assistant City Administrator at 763 -427- 1410. In order to be considered for a seat on any of these commissions, please submit a letter of Interest to the City Administrator, City Hall, 15153 Nowthen Blvd. NW, Ramsey, MN 55303, by 4:30 p.m. September 4, 2001. CHARTER COMMISSION CONSIDERS SPECIAL ELECTION What I do is called fishing, if it was easy it would be called catching and there would be a lot more people doing it. - Unkown 3 The City ofRamsey may possibly hold a special election this fall. The Charter Commission has agreed that there is enough interest within the community to put the question of whether or not to establish wards in the City to the voters. The Charter Commission will submit a request for a special election to the City Council later this summer. More information about a possible special election will be put in the Anoka Union and the upcoming August/ September edition of the Ramsey Resident.