Ramsey Resident - 2002 - January/February

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Appliances Scrap Metal Aluminum Cans Tires Steel Rims Furniture Donations Fluorescent Bulbs iirn:m'ii000000000 2001 FALL RECYCLING DAY SUMMARY The 2001 Fall Recycling Day was a great success with 170 residents in attendance. Thanks to Ramsey Residents we were the busiest we have ever been at a Fall Recycling event! The City collected the following items in a four hour time period: 9.3 tons (124 units) 5.39 tons .2 tons 3.6 tons (360 tires) 1.39 tons 1.1 tons .1 tons (293 bulbs) The City collected a total of 21 tons of solid waste material on April 28, 2001. This is a 53% increase in tonnage from the 2000 Fall Recycle Day. Way to go Ramsey Residents! If you were unable to attend the Fall Recycle Day the City, make plans to attend the City's Spring Recycling day on April 27, 2001, from 8:OOam — 12:OOpm at the PUBLIC WORKS FACILITY located at 14100 Jasper Street. The City of Ramsey's Recycling Program also includes curbside pick -up of aluminum cans, newspaper and various plastic products. Ace Solid Waste Inc. is hired by the City to pick up residential recycling every other Monday. Contact ACE Solid Waste to find out when your recycling is picked up. Pick up a FREE recycling bin at City Hall and begin participating in the curbside recycling program. If you have any questions related to the recycling program or recycling day events please contact Megan Wald at (763) 427- 1410. CHEERFUL CHUGGERS 4H MEETING In the cafeteria at Ramsey Elementary School the Cheerful Chuggers 4H group met on the 2nd of December. The business meeting took place with discussion on a winter swimming event and caroling at the Ramsey Senior Apartments. Demonstrations were given by Mandy Wirz and Jessica Hanson. Mandy shared a delicious recipe, Orange Julius, and provided samples for all the members to taste. Jessica, with Fancy, her Siberian Husky, demonstrated the steps for teaching your dog how to "weave" by walking around your legs. "It takes a lot of treats!" she commented. Names were drawn for the gift exchange taking place on December 17th and the meeting ended. General Fund Budget Continued from Page 5 Newsletter is responsible for the production of the City newsletter. General Government Budget: 2001 Budgeted Expenditures $1,597,449 2002 Budgeted Expenditures $1,717,840 Budgeted Positions 18.85 FTE's Monthly Net Cost For Average Home $7.53 Public Safety Public Safety consists of the following functions: Police Protection, Fire Protection, Building Inspection, Civil Defense, Traffic Engineering, Animal Control and Community Orienting Policing. Descriptions of the major functions follow: Police Protection is responsible for traffic and neighborhood patrol, incident investigation and crime prevention. During 2000, the Police Department responded to over 7,984 calls for service of various types. The Police Department has seventeen full -time officers, a Community Service Officer, Crime Prevention Specialist and three administrative staff. Fire Protection consists of a paid -on call Fire Department. This department is responsible for public safety services in the area of fire suppression, protection and emergency responses. The position of Fire Chief has a portion of his time allocated to the direction of Public Works. Building Inspection is responsible for the administration of the State Building Code regulating construction and the use or occupancy of public and private buildings and structures. Civil Defense is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of the civil defense sirens. Traffic Engineering is responsible for the design, operation, and maintenance of safe traffic control measures. Community Orienting Policing is responsible for administering crime prevention control measures. Public Safety Budget: 2001 Budgeted Expenditures 2002 Budgeted Expenditures Budgeted Positions Monthly Net Cost For Average Home $13.87 Continued on Page 14 $2,279,717 $3,162,263 32.20 FTE's People are living longer than ever before, a phenomenon undoubtedly made necessary by the 30 year mortgage. — Doug Larson 13