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CITY OF ST. ANTHONY, MINNESOTA <br />COMMENTS <br />The City of St. Anthony operates under 'Optional Plan B" as defined in the State <br />of Minnesota Statutes. Optional Plan B is known as the council-manager plau, <br />Under this plan, as specified in the Statutes, "The council shall e-erc:ise: <br />( the legislative power of the City and determine all matters of policy, The City <br />manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the City goverrar,enc <br />and shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all <br />affairs relating to the City." The council is composed of five members, includ- <br />ing the mayor who is chairman. The City manager is appointed by the council, <br />CENERAL FUND <br />The General Fund is used to account for all receipts and the activities financed <br />by them which are not accounted for in a special fund. The principal sources <br />of receipts are property taxes, licenses and permits, fines and forfeitures <br />and intergovernmental revenue. Disbursements are for general government, public <br />safety, street and highways, recreation and other functions. The fund balance <br />decreased $33,486 to $106,700 at December 31, 1974. A condensed summary of <br />receipts and disbursements, excluding investment transactions, is shown below. <br />SPE.(:TAL 3hVE'NDE FUNDS <br />Special revenues funds are established to account for taxes a.nd ocher reve;<ues <br />(except special assessments) set aside for a particular purpose. Following is <br />a brief description of each fund, <br />I <br />1974 <br />1973 <br />Budget <br />Actual <br />Budget <br />Actual <br />R.EC E LD TS <br />General property taxes <br />$275,716 <br />$266,952 <br />$246,923 <br />$215,185 <br />Licenses and perm4ts <br />10,000 <br />10,830 <br />9,700 <br />13,301 <br />Fines and forfeitures <br />10,000 <br />18,042 <br />10,000 <br />12,740 <br />Revenue from use. of money and <br />property <br />3,000 <br />2,538 <br />3,000 <br />4,206 <br />Intergovernmental revenue <br />171,134 <br />170,967 <br />173,313 <br />172,290 <br />Other revenue <br />28,000 <br />39,494 <br />25,000 <br />28,254 <br />Transfers from other funds <br />296,000 <br />295,000 <br />280,000 <br />294,817 <br />$793,850 <br />$803,823 <br />747 9;f6 <br />$740.793 <br />DISBURSEMENTS <br />General government <br />$124,941 <br />$124,153 <br />$11.0,207 <br />$107,950 <br />Public Safety <br />357,118 <br />356,745 <br />321,785 <br />320,605 <br />Highways <br />155,119 <br />154,642 <br />159,435 <br />158,139 <br />Sanitation. and waste removal <br />2,594 <br />2,223 <br />2,945 <br />2,854 <br />Community services <br />59,055 <br />57,885 <br />52,438 <br />51,197 <br />Parks maintenance <br />17,269 <br />16,714 <br />15,390 <br />15,023 <br />Other functions <br />123,984 <br />105,275 <br />862820 <br />_901,071 <br />$840,080 <br />817 637Si7(+-,020 <br />SPE.(:TAL 3hVE'NDE FUNDS <br />Special revenues funds are established to account for taxes a.nd ocher reve;<ues <br />(except special assessments) set aside for a particular purpose. Following is <br />a brief description of each fund, <br />I <br />