2017 Administration Department Annual Report

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2017 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota 45 VillageFest The St. Anthony VillageFest committee works to continue the annual tradition of having a city wide festival the weekend that hosts the first Saturday in August. We strive to host activities that encompass all of our citizens, from bouncies to bingo. We continue to try to add new activities and improve upon existing ones. City non-profit groups are given the opportunity to fundraise or raise awareness for their group with free access to host a game or a booth. VillageFest is intended to be a time for people to come out and have an opportunity to interact with others we might not always see in a fun environment with music, food, and space. VillageFest is a committee of volunteers, and always looking to expand our membership and are open to new ideas! VII. Technology Metro I-Net Through an intergovernmental shared services agreement with the City of Roseville, the City of St. Anthony becomes a contributing partner to a much larger information technology consortium collectively referred to as Metro-INET. The Metro-INET network collaborative includes 44 government entities located in the northeast Twin Cities metropolitan area and collectively is one of the largest municipal networks in the state. The Roseville IT Division, with a staff of 19 full-time staff, supports the daily technology needs of about 1,300 full-time employees, with another 400 part-time, temporary, seasonal and elected officials that require city email and data access. As part of this consortium, St. Anthony realizes a number of cost efficiencies through economies of scale and benefits from advanced technologies that might otherwise be unaffordable outside this cost sharing program. Additionally the City benefits from a larger pool of IT employees that can provide continuous support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year