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DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET NARRATIVE <br /> • <br /> FUND: General <br /> DEPARTMENT: City Council <br /> DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVE <br /> The City Council Budget funds the activities of the Mayor and City Council the policy- <br /> making body of the City. <br /> DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br /> The Department includes the elected positions of Mayor and four Councilmembers. <br /> Activities of the City Council, besides setting policies and overseeing the City's <br /> administration include: publication of legal notices, conducting City events and programs <br /> such as the Appreciation Dinner, Council/Staff Picnic and the Annual Council/Staff <br /> Goalsetting Session as well as participating in intergovernmental programs such as the <br /> Ramsey County League of Local Governments and the Association of Minnesota Mayors. <br /> • <br /> • DEPARTMENT GOALS <br /> Each year the Council and Staff participate in a Goalsetting/Teanibuilding Session. The <br /> purpose of the session is to conduct strategic planning for the future of the City. At the <br /> session, the vision of the City is examined in terms of services, activities, image, and <br /> development. From this vision, goals are developed for a one year to five year timeframe. <br /> Subsequent to the Goalsetting session, workpans are developed by staff to include the activity <br /> steps necessary to accomplish the desired goals. In March, 1993, Council and Staff set the <br /> following goals for 1993 - 1997 (attached). <br /> 1994 DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURE COMMENTS <br /> The Supplies/Operating Account includes the following activities: <br /> Funding for, <br /> The Annual Appreciation Dinner <br /> Council/Staff Picnic <br /> Annual Council/Staff Goalsetting Session <br /> General Operating Supplies <br /> Funding for the cost of legal notices and of complying with the <br /> 41111 "Truth In Taxation" mandate of the State Legislature. <br />