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Is recruiting for the position of CITY MANAGER Background Information on the City The City of Burnsville, Minnesota (Population 60,306) is located 15 miles south of downtown Minneapolis in Dakota County. The City lies on the south bank of the Minnesota River, upstream from the confluence with the Mississippi River. Burnsville and nearby suburbs form the southern portion of Minneapolis–Saint Paul, the fifteenth largest metropolitan area in the United States, with about 3.6 million residents. Burnsville's biggest employer is its own school di strict, Independent School District 191, followed by Fairview Ridges Hospital, United Technologies/Sen sors and Integrated Systems, Northern Tool + Equipment, Pepsi-Cola Bottling, YRC, Mackin Educational Resources, Cub Foods, Frontier Communications and AMS Holding. There is plenty of retail shopping available at Bu rnsville Center, a 1,275,703-square-foot regional mall which, along with satellite shopping, facilities rival the Mall of America in retail square footage. Burnsville has a 15–30 minute commute vicinity to many regional attractions and services such as the Mall of America, Valleyfair Amusement Park, Buck Hill Ski Area, the Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, downtown Saint Paul and downtown Minneapolis. Adjacent cities of Apple Valley, Bloomington, Lakeville, and Savage provide even more nearby shopping hubs, lakes and parks. The City is a recreational attraction with over 1,700 acres of City parks including Alimagnet Dog Park, a section of Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve and the 310-f oot vertical ski peak Buck Hill. Minnesota River wildlife is protected by the Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge. Burnsville has nearly completed a downtown area called the Heart of the City with urban-style retail and condominiums. The Burnsville Transit Station serves as the hub and headquarters of the Minnesota Valley Transit Authority, providing regional bus service to five other suburbs. Originally a rural Irish farming community , Burnsville became the tenth largest Minnesota city in the 2000 Census following the construction of Interstate 35. Currently the sixth largest suburb in the metro area and a bedroom community of both Minneapolis and Saint Paul, the City was nearly fully built-out by the late 2000’s.