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<br />From these practical goals, four strategic directions were identified to help achieve this vision: <br />1. Enhancing and Empowering the Community <br />2. Creating Operational Efficiency <br />3. Maximize the City’s Assets to Catalyze Development <br />4. Mandating Action and Accountability <br />These strategic directions have been utilized by City staff throughout the budgeting process to <br />guide them in creating this budget. <br />The following initiatives and priorities from the Strategic Plan are included in the 2021 General <br />Fund Budget: <br />Enhancing Identity and Empowering Community <br />• Make the newsletter available on the City website in different languages. $9,000 <br />• Establish criteria and method to get youth involved (increase in hours for Recreational <br />Coordinator $27,600) <br />Creating Operational Efficiency <br />• Transition election operations to Ramsey County. $27,000 <br />• Update zoning code. $22,500 <br />Maximize the City’s Assets to Catalyze Development <br />• Update zoning code. $22,500 <br />• Bring in developers to review market demand and suggest redevelopment opportunities <br />• Establish parcel inventory for development opportunities <br />Mandating Action and Accountability <br />• Identify ongoing steps for electronic records conversion <br />• Schedule regular meetings to discuss long-term goals and progress <br />Budget Initiatives <br />The 2021 Operating Budget has been prepared after analyzing requests from the various <br />departments, and represents the financial support needed for operations of the City of Little <br />Canada for the upcoming fiscal year. Revenue estimates are based on historical trends and are <br />projected conservatively. <br />The City of Little Canada provides a wide range of services to the community, including police <br />and fire protection, street and park maintenance, snow and ice removal, water and sewer utility <br />services, recreational opportunities, and administrative, inspection, and planning services. <br />The City has been proactive in identifying cost-effective ways to deliver services to the community. <br />The City contracts for its water supply, police and fire protection, and IT services since it has <br />traditionally been more cost-effective to do so. This 2021 Operating Budget continues to provide <br />these services through annual or multi-year contracts. <br /> <br />3