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6 City Services The City has a Council-Manager form of government with four at-large Councilmembers and a Mayor. The Mayor is elected to serve a two-year term and Councilmembers are elected to staggered four-year terms. In 2016, the City’s total budget, including the general fund, enterprise funds and capital budget, is $ $26,286,200 and is overseen by the City Manager. The City has about 89 full-time, 5 permanent part-time employees, and over 200 seasonal/temporary employees who work in five different service areas: Administration, Community Assets and Development, Finance, Parks & Recreation, and Public Safety. Citizens are actively involved in New Brighton having opportunities to serve on five different municipal commissions, the Stockyard Days Inc., Antique Car Run, Inc., Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, Eagles Club, Eagles Auxiliary, League of Women Voters, Lions Club, Rotary Club, Tri-City American Legion Post 513, Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce, Sportsmen’s Club, the VFW and New Brighton Seniors. Police and Fire services are provided through the City’s Public Safety De- partment with 29 sworn police officers, 8 civilian employees, and 42 paid-on- call firefighters. Complimentary ser- vices are provided by volunteer reserve officers, CERTS (Community Emer- gency Response Teams), and VIPS (Volunteers in Public Safety). The City enjoys active citizen engagement in public safety efforts with over 95% of the City included in 190 neighborhood crime watch groups. New Brighton’s water supply is provid- ed from wells located in two different aquifers. Plant #1, often referred to as the NBCGRS plant, has 6 wells that draw water from the Prairie DuChen/ Jordan aquifer. Plant #1 or the NBCGRS plant is the City facility that cleans known TCAAP contaminants from the Prairie DuChen/Jordan aquifer. This plant has a production capability of 7.2 million gallons per day. New Brighton is also fortunate to have 4 wells in a much deeper aquifer called the Mount Simon/Hinkley aquifer that are typically used for backup supply when needed. The Mount Simon/Hinkley wells have a daily capacity of 4.5 million gallons a day. The New Brighton water system contains 75 miles of water mains, over 5,700 wa- ter service connections, 950 water main valves and 725 846 fire hydrants. The City's 4 water towers have a combined water storage capacity of 2.75 million gallons. New Brighton has grown from a small farming com- munity of 500 people in 1930 to, after a period of rapid growth in the 1960's, around 23,000 people today. The average daily water usage of the City today is about 2.75 million gallons but it peaks at over nine million gal- lons on very hot dry summer days due to lawn sprinkling. The City of New Brighton strives to promote a healthful and attractive environment by collecting all sewage from existing and projected development in a sanitary and economic manner. The Department of Community Assets and Development maintains approximately 70 miles of sewer main, 5 lift stations and over 1,500 man- holes. Treatment of New Brighton wastewater is handled on a metropolitan level by the Metropolitan Council Environmental Service Area No. 2. New Brighton Police Station