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The City of St. Anthony Village is governed by a five-member City Council. The Council directs policy, and the City Manager directs operations. The City of St. Anthony Village is widely respected as a cohesive group that works well together as a team, shares mutual respect, and understands roles and responsibilities. The Council and staff share a great sense of pride in working together for the best interests of the citizens of the community. It is evident that the elected officials and staff share common values including a high level of transparency, a focus on doing the right thing and adding value, motivation to work hard, integrity, responsiveness, and humility. They can be characterized as a steady, brilliant, business-minded, positive, forward-thinking group. Providing great customer service is at the heart of St. Anthony’s mission. Due to the size of the organization, residents have direct access to and personally interact with its City leaders. City departments are nimble in offering new services. It is a full- service city with police, fire/rescue, public works, finance, and two municipal liquor stores. The police department has gone to incredible lengths with race and equity work, working with the Department of Justice to reform its operations to a highly-praised community model. The fire department boasts an average response time of just over two minutes. With a strong financial outlook, the City offers innovative solutions and services that match the City’s mission and vision. The department heads are described as overachievers who strive for continuous improvement of its staff and services. Staff turnover is nearly nonexistent due to the culture of strong staff support across department lines making this a highly fulfilling place to work. The Council proudly boasts that its staff are people that take view their job as a career, not just a job. They are true professionals. St. Anthony Village holds sustainability in the forefront of its mission and has spent significant resources on sustainability efforts and walkability initiatives. It has been handled with consideration of its impacts to the environment, economy, and equity of the community. A community effort has been pivotal in helping the City hold workshops, festivals, and programs to make St. Anthony a more sustainable place to live. For its sustainability efforts, St. Anthony Village was recognized in 2016 as the second city ever to receive the Sustainable City Award from the League of Minnesota Cities. They also were one of the first in the state to receive Step 5 GreenStep City recognition (2017), the highest level of achievement. Another important opportunity that St. Anthony values is its collaboration with other governmental and nongovernmental entities. The City has built relationships that have helped maintain and expand its services. It has allowed them to share its resources and gain access to other resources they otherwise would not have. The City has partnered with the SANB, Hennepin and Ramsey Counties, the Mississippi Watershed Management Organization, the Rice Creek Watershed, as well as many other entities. Because of their collaboration efforts, St. Anthony Village has received the City of Excellence award. To be a progressive and welcoming Village that is walkable, sustainable, and safe. THE ORGANIZATION 83