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. 5 110 CT CVTII A. PUBLIC SERVICE PROGRAM The Public Service Program, as outlined in Section 7.05, Subdivision 2 of the Home Rule Charter, is to be: "...a continuing five-year plan for all public services estimating future needs for the public health, safety and welfare of the City. It shall measure the needs and objectives for each City Department, the standard of services described, and the impact of such service on the annual operating budget." City Council Program Function and Service Standards As per City Charter, the ultimate authority for the administration operations of the City is the City Council. The City Council is comprised of five elected officials, the Mayor and four Councilmembers, ii• each to serve non-consecutive terms. It is the responsibility of the City Council to develop public policy that will determine and guide the future direction of the City of Mounds View. Every year City Staff and Council conduct a Strategic Planning Session to develop short and long range goals for the future of City programs and services. In addition, July of 1993 marks the date in which the City Council initiated a community-wide visioning process known as FOCUS 2000. After a nine month process, FOCUS 2000 resulted in a community-driven long range plan for the future of Mounds View. There was concentration in the areas of: • Business, growth and development; • Housing and neighborhoods; and • General government. FOCUS 2000 represented the beginning of a partnership between the public and their officials in determining the future direction of the City. The FOCUS 2000 Report was presented to the Council and community members and then distributed to all Mounds View Stakeholders. This plan set the stage for subsequent Council/Staff Strategic Planning Sessions by providing specific recommendations for the desired services and programs to be developed within the next five years. BUDGET IMPACT Personnel: •