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1984 LONG TERM FINANCIAL PLAN Page Two 11 example of the latter is the North Suburban Cable Communications Commission, a consortium of 10 north suburban Ramsey County municipalities established to coordinate the franchising of and oversee the operation of Cable TV service in the 10 municipalities of which the City is a member. The Energy Council is a new commission created by the City Council in February of 1984 with the charge to promote and encourage energy conservation and development of renewable energy resources. At the present time the City has retained an individual to work for the City on a half-time basis as an Energy Coordinator to assist in the development and implementation of energy conservation programs. The primary source of funding for the position is the State of Minnesota's MEED Program. When this funding source is depletes: in November of 1984 it is hoped that full funding fo. the position and programs will have been secured from a new grant program sponsored by the Minnesota Department of Energy and Economics Development as well as financial assistance from NSP. It is the intention of the City to develop a j implement an energy conservation program with minimal c. no impact upon the City's annual operating budget. It is not anticipated that the activities of the City's Commissions will significantly impact upon the annual budget. Any budgeting increases are expected to result from increases in general operating expenses. 3) Elections - The election activities of the City include the maintenance of Voter Registration records, provision and maintenance of voting and ballot counting equipment, supplies and administrative services, including election judges, necessary for the legal and efficif--t conduct of elections. A modification in the manner in which Voter Registration records are maintained is currently being implemented, however, except for the initial investment this new method of record keeping will have minimal impact upon the budget. The modification entails the computerization of all Voter Registration records in Ramsey County by the Ramsey County Data Processing Department. This will improve our record keeping and efficiency at election time by eliminating our dependence upon the currently used Voter Registration Cards which are not easily updated and can easily be misfiled and eliminating the need for voters to fill out and sign a Certificate of Registration at election time.