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Profile of the Government The City of Roseville, incorporated in 1948, is a suburban community bordering both Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota in the eastern part of the state. This area is considered to be the major population and economic growth area in the state, and among one of the highly ranked economic growth areas in the country. The City of Roseville currently occupies a land area of 13.7 square miles and serves a population of 35,244. The City of Roseville is empowered to levy a property tax on both real and personal properties located within its boundaries. While it also is empowered by state statute to extend its corporate limits by annexation, Roseville is a completely developed community and is bordered on all sides by other incorporated communities. The City of Roseville has operated under the council-manager farm of government since 1974. Policy- making and legislative authority are vested in a city council consisting of the mayor and four other 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 council, far overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city government, and for appointing the heads of the various departments. The council is elected on a non-partisan basis. The Mayor and Council members serve four-year staggered terms. The council and mayor are elected at large. The City of Roseville provides a full range of services, including police and fire protection; the construction and maintenance of highways, streets, and other infrastructure; water and sewer services and recreational activities and cultural events. The annual budget serves as the foundation for the City of Roseville's financial planning and control. All departments and agencies of the City of Roseville subinit requests for appropriation to the City Manager in May of each year. The City Manager uses these requests as the starting point for developing a proposed budget. The City Manager then presents this proposed budget to the council for review prior to August 1 st. The council is required to hold public hearings on the proposed budget and to adopt a final budget by no later than December 31st, the close of the City of Roseville's fiscal year. The appropriated budget is prepared by fund, function (e.g., public safety), and department (e.g., police). Department heads may make transfers of appropriations within a fund. Transfers of appropriations between funds, however, require the special approval of the city council. Budget-to-actual comparisons are provided in this report fot each individual governmental fund for which an approptiated annual budget has been adopted. For the general fund, this comparison is presented on page 80 as part of the basic financial statements for the governmental funds. For governmental funds other than the general fund, and with appropriated annual budgets, this comparison is presented in the required supplementary information and the governmental fund subsection of this report, shown on pages 81-82 and 94-98. Factors Affecting Financial Condition The information presented in the financial statements is perhaps best understood when it is considered from the broader perspective of the specific environment within which the City of Roseville operates. Local Economy. The City of Roseville currently enjoys a favorable economic environment and local indicators point to continued stability and improvement. The region, while noted for a strong retail sector, enjoyed modest re-development in recent years. The re-development consisted of varied retail �