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St. Anthony's water system is supplied by three wells and has two storage facilities with total capacity of 2,250,000 gallons. � Interceptor sewer lines and wastewater treatment plants in the seven-county metropolitan area, of which the City is a part, are under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services ("MCES"). MCES finances its operations through user charges based on usage. The City is responsible for the construction and maintenance of sewer laterals. The City owns and operates three municipal liquor stores: one with on- and off-sale, one off- sale warehouse, and one on-sale store. The Liquor Fund transferred $65,000 to the General Fund in 1994 and $65,000 in 1995. City's Adopted General Fund Budgets 1996 1995 Revenues: Property Taxes and Homestead Credit $1,546,391 $1,445,193 Licenses and Permits 55,680 50,930 Intergovernmental Revenue 997,704(a) 989,097(a) Charges for Services 100,000 105,000 Miscellaneous 58,550 57,150 Transfers 165.000 165.000 Total Revenues $2,923,325 $2,812,370 Expenditures: General Government $1,882,775 $ 837,975 • Police 1,182,550(6) 1,141,945(6) Fire 430,450 414,150 Public Works 374,350 365,000 Parks 53.200 53.300 Total Expenditures $2,923,325 $2,812,370 (a) Includes revenues from Lauderdale/Falcon Heights police contracts. (b) Includes Lauderdale/Falcon Heights Police contract expenses. Employee Pensions All full-time and certain part-time employees of the City of St. Anthony are covered by defined benefit pension plans administered by the Public Employees Retirement Association of Minnesota (PERA). The PERA administers the Public Employees Retirement Fund (PERF) and the Public Employees Police and Fire Fund (PEPFF) which are cost-sharing multiple-employer public employee 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 City's contribution for employees covered by PERA for the year ended December 31, 1995 was $171,350, as compared to a contribution of$150,568 in 1994. The St. Anthony Firefighters Relief Association is the administrator of a single employer retirement system established to provide pension and other benefits to its membership in • accordance with Minnesota Statutes. The Association maintains a separate Special Fund to accumulate assets to fund the retirement benefits earned by its membership. Funding of the Association is derived primarily from an insurance premium tax in accordance with the Volunteer Firefighter's Relief Association Financing Guidelines Act of 1971. - 13 -