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The City provides a full range of services including police and fire protection; water and sanita[ion services; the construction and maintenance of highways, streeu and infrastructure; and parks and recreational activities. Governmental Structure, Loc.al Economic Condition and Outlook T'he City, which was incorporated in 1948, is part of the St.Paul-Minneapolis, Minnesota metropolitan area, and is 13.7 square miles in size and has a population of 3�.487. The Ciry is in Ramsey Counry and adjoins St. Paul on its northem border, and Minneapolis at its eastem border. The downtown areas of both St. Paul and Minneapolis are within a 10 mile drive from the City. The City has operated under the council-manager form of government since January 1, 1974, when it became a statutory city. Policy making and legislative authoriry are vested in the city council, which consisu of a mayor and a four-member council. The council is responsible, among other things, for passing ordinances, adopting the budget, appointing committees and hiring the city manager and city attomey. The City Manager is responsible for carryine out the polices and ordinances of the city council, for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city, and for appofnting the heads of the city's departmenu. The C�uncil is elected on a non-partisan basis, to four year staggered terms on an at-large.basis. The economy of the metropolitan Twin City area has continued to e�cperience significant grow[h during 1995. Unemployment ended the year at approximately 2.8% as compared to the U.S. averase of 5.6%. Roseville, as part of suburban Ramsey Counry, had an unempioyment rate of approxunately 2.1 %, a decrease from the 2.5 % in 1994. The Twin Cities Metro region is now considered by many economists, a labor short region. The Ciry has a diverse economy. While Roseville is considered a major regional retail center, employment in the computer, medical, and printing industries has been significant. While major employers in the community account have decreased their employment substantially, smalier emerging firms are growing and empioy nearly 10,000 persons. The most recent retail sales data indicates the City of Roseville is continuing to be one of the major retailing centers of the mecropolitan area. Retail sales within the city have had a 9.4% compounded growth over the past 10 years. This rate is more than one and one half times greater than the retail sales growth in the state as a whole. The location of the City and the communiry emphasis on economic growth indicates a strong potential for the City to continue to be a viable part of the Twin City metropolitan area for peopie to live and work. �