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DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET NARRATIVE FUND: General DEPARTMENT: City Council DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVE The City Council Budget funds the activities of the Mayor and City Council the policy- making body of the City. ' DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES The Department includes the elected positions of Mayor and four Councilmembers. Activities of the City Council, besides setting policies and overseeing the City's administration include: publication of legal notices, conducting City events and programs such as the Appreciation Dinner, Council/Staff Picnic and the Annual Council/Staff Goalsetting Session as well as participating in intergovernmental programs such as the Ramsey County League of Local Governments and the Association of Minnesota Mayors. DEPARTMENT GOALS Each year the Council and Staff participate in a GoalsettingfTeambuilding Session. The purpose of the session is to conduct strategic planning for the future of the City. At the session, the vision of the City is examined in terms of services, activities, image, and development. From this vision, goals are developed for a one year to five year timeframe. Subsequent to the Goalsetting session, workpans are developed by staff to include the activity steps necessary to accomplish the desired goals. In March, 1993, Council and Staff set the following goals for 1993 - 1997 (attached). DEPAR ` V' " I P -6 . . - The City Council Budget includes the following activities: Funding for, The Annual Appreciation Dinner Council/Staff Picnic Annual Council/Staff Goalsetting Session Funding for thecost of legal notices and of complying with the "Truth In Taxation" mandate of the State Legislature.