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GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION AND SERVICES • Mounds View has been a municipal corporation since 1957. The City operates under a Home Rule Charter which was adopted in 1980. The Charter was most recently amended on February 10, 1986. The City is governed by a Mayor and four City Council members, all of whom are elected at large. Current City Council members are: Expiration of Term Jerome W. Linke Mayor December 31, 1994 Phyllis Blanchard Council Member December 31, 1996 Gary Quick Council Member December 31, 1996 Pat Rickaby Council Member December 31, 1994 Diane_Wuori Council Member December 31, 1994 Ms. Samantha Orduno, the City Clerk-Administrator, is responsible for administering Council policy and managing City business on a daily basis. She is appointed by the Council and joined the City in February 1991. She was the Assistant City Manager at New Brighton prior to her appointment. The City's Finance Director-Treasurer is Mr. Donald Brager who has been with the City since 1978. Mounds View currently employs 43 full-time equivalent (FTE) individuals in its various departments, including 14 officers in public safety. The City contracts for fire-fighting services with the Spring Lake Park Fire Department, a private, non-profit organization serving the Cities of Blaine, Spring Lake Park and Mounds View. The City currently has a Class 4 fire insurance rating. • City Utilities The City currently maintains six wells, with a combined pumping capacity of about 12.1 million gallons per day (mgd). Average and peak demand has been approximately 1.3 million and 4.8 mgd, respectively; water storage capacity is 2.75 million gallons. The wastewater treatment facilities in the seven-county metropolitan area are owned and operated by Metropolitan Waste Control Commission. However, the City constructs and maintains laterals within the City. Electrical and natural gas service is provided to City residents by Northern States Power. Pension Plans All full-time and certain part-time employees of the City of Mounds View are covered by defined benefit pension plans administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). PERA administers the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) and the Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF), which are cost-sharing multiple-employer retirement plans. PERF members belong to either the Coordinated Plan or the Basic Plan. Coordinated members are covered by Social Security and Basic members are not. All new members must participate in the Coordinated Plan. All police officers, fire fighters and peace officers who qualify for membership by statute are covered by the PEPFF. The payroll for employees covered by PERF and PEPFF for the year ended December 31, 1991, was $834,296 • and $593,766, respectively; the City's total payroll was$1,587,138. - 13 -