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I. CITY COUNCIL <br /> A. PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM <br /> The Public Service Program, as outlined in Section 7.05, Subdivision 2 of the Home Rule Charter, is to <br /> be: <br /> "...a continuing five-year plan for all public services estimating future needs for the <br /> public health, safety and welfare of the City. It shall measure the needs and objectives <br /> for each City Department, the standard of services described, and the impact of such <br /> service on the annual operating budget." <br /> City Council Program Function and Service Standards <br /> As per City Charter, the ultimate authority for the administration operations of the City is the City <br /> Council. The City Council is comprised of five elected officials, the Mayor and four Councilmembers, <br /> each to serve non-consecutive terms. It is the responsibility of the City Council to develop public policy <br /> *that will determine and guide the future direction of the City of Mounds View. <br /> Every year City Staff and Council conduct a Strategic Planning Session to develop short and long range <br /> goals for the future of City programs and services. In addition, July of 1993 marks the date in which the <br /> City Council initiated a community-wide visioning process known as FOCUS 2000. After a nine month <br /> process, FOCUS 2000 resulted in a community-driven long range plan for the future of Mounds View. <br /> There was concentration in the areas of: <br /> • Business, growth and development; <br /> • Housing and neighborhoods; and <br /> • General government. <br /> FOCUS 2000 represented the beginning of a partnership between the public and their officials in <br /> determining the future direction of the City. The FOCUS 2000 Report was presented to the Council and <br /> community members and then distributed to all Mounds View Stakeholders. This plan set the stage for <br /> subsequent Council/Staff Strategic Planning Sessions by providing specific recommendations for the <br /> desired services and programs to be developed within the next five years. <br /> BUDGET IMPACT <br /> Personnel: <br /> Staffing levels have not increased and are not anticipated to increase. <br />