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RAMSEY CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS 2003 GENERAL FUND BUDGET The City of Ramsey adopted the 2003 Operating Budget for the General Fund on Tuesday, December 10, 2002. The City continues to be committed to providing citizens and property owners outstanding City services, while emphasizing cost efficiency and effectiveness. These services enhance the quality of our lives and also ensures that the home values in Ramsey continue to grow. A few of the services provided by the City include: Snow plowing, street cleaning and maintenance Police and fire protection Use of City parks and trails Compliance monitoring of City Codes Community planning and zoning Economic Development 3 Award Continued from The General Fund The General Fund accounts for the main operating expenditures for the City of Ramsey. Total expenditures decreased .83% from $6,842,057 (adopted 2002) to $6,785,480 (adopted 2003). The General Fund includes General Government, Public Safety, Public Works, and Parks and Recreation. General Government General Government consists of the following functions: Mayor and Council, Administration, Elections, Finance, Assessing, Legal, Data Processing, Newsletter, and General Government Buildings. Descriptions of the major functions follow: Mayor and Council is the policy making body of the City. It is the responsibility of the Mayor and Council to implement the power of the City as prescribed by State Statute and City Charter. Administration is responsible for implementing policies and directives as established by the City Council. The department is responsible for the administration of general or multi - department organizational activities and also provides for the coordination of information to the public. In addition, the department coordinates all personnel functions. Finance is responsible for the fiscal management, processing and maintenance of all accounting transactions for the City. These include, but are not limited to, financial policies and procedures, audit, budget, borrowing and investment activities. Assessing is contracted through Anoka County. The County is responsible for the equitable valuation and classification of all properties within the City. Legal accumulates expenditures associated with general and prosecution fees paid to legal counsel for all of the City's legal affairs. Planning and Zoning performs functions relative to land use, planning, development plan review, redevelopment, economic development, zoning, and code enforcement. Data Processing reports all computer- related costs, including maintenance and capital outlay for all of the City's computer systems. General Government Buildings is responsible for the repair, maintenance, and utilities for the operation of City Hall. Continued on Page 5 Ability is what you're capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it. - Lou Holtz Page 1 Showing support and patriotism for the September 11th tagedy, by encouraging people to celebrate their events with a "patriotic theme ". The most patriotic party won a $100 to use for a future neighborhood gathering. Free picnic packs were given to all new registered parties. Poster contest for children 12 and under titled: "What American Means to Me." Lastly, in support of our local schools, we promoted a school supplies drive and collected enough supplies to fill 20 backpacks ! Thank you for all your donations! Finally, this year we participated in "Project 365" which is focusing on a specific issue or problem in your city. We chose promoting Child Safety & Mentoring programs and concentrated on our first annual Kids Safety Camp, implementing a bike helmet safety and fitting program, and the continued promotion of child passenger safety and child safety identification programs. Our 2003 Project 365 will focus on implementing a Business Watch Program in the City. Mark your calendars - NNO 2003 is scheduled for Tuesday, August 5 th . Registration materials will be made available in the spring. If you would like to be included on the mailing list or you would like more information about NNO, please contact Chandra Kreyer, Crime Prevention Specialist at 763 -433- 9891 or ckreyer @ci.ramsey.mn.us. BULK MAILING OF THE CITY NEWSLETTER It is at the discretion of your Post Office to have the newsletter delivered in a timely manner.