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Our mission is to be a progressive and welcoming Village that is walkable, sustainable and safe 3301 Silver Lake Road, St. Anthony, MN 55418 612‐782‐3301 | www.savmn.com The City is located 10 minutes north of downtown Minneapolis and 15 minutes northwest of downtown St. Paul. City residents and businesses have easy access to all parts of the Minneapolis‐St. Paul metropolitan area by the use of Interstate 35W, Interstate 694 and Highway 280. The City is served by Independent School District (ISD) #282 (St. Anthony), which has a 2019/2020 enrollment of approximately 1,700, operates one elementary school, a middle school and senior high in the City. In addition, a private school, St. Charles Borromeo, offers K‐8 grade education with enrollment of approximately 300 students. The City operates as a statutory Council‐Manager form of government. Policy‐making and legislative authority are vested in the City Council consisting of one elected mayor and four council members. The City Council is responsible, among other things, for passing ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committees, and hiring the City Manager. The City Manager is responsible for carrying out the policies and ordinances of the City Council, overseeing the day‐to‐day operations of the City, and appointing the heads of the various departments. The Council is elected on a non‐partisan basis. Council members serve four‐year staggered terms, with two council members elected every two years. The Mayor is elected to serve a four‐year term. The City of St. Anthony provides a full range of services including administrative services; police protection; fire suppression, prevention and medical responses; construction of capital improvements; reconstruction and maintenance of city streets and other infrastructure; distribution of water; sanitary sewer collection; storm water drainage; parks and recreational activities; forestry maintenance; and environmental sustainability programs. The St. Anthony Firefighters’ Relief Association is a separate legal entity, and accordingly is excluded from this report. The St. Anthony Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA), an entity legally separate from the City, is governed by a board which includes the City Council. Its sole purpose is to promote economic development within the City of St. Anthony. The HRA is a component unit of the City and its financial transactions have been included in these financial statements as a blended component unit. Additional information on both of these legally separate entities can be found in Note 1(A) & 7(B) in the notes to the financial statements. The annual budget serves as the foundation for the City of St. Anthony’s financial planning and control. All departments of the City of St. Anthony submit requests for appropriations to the City Manager in June of each year. The City Manager uses these requests as the starting point for developing the recommended budget. The City Manager then presents the recommended 4