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9 <br /> <br />City Services <br /> <br />The City has a Council-Manager form of government <br />with four at-large Councilmembers and a Mayor. The <br />Mayor is elected to serve a two-year term and Coun- <br />cilmembers are elected to staggered four-year terms. In <br />2018, the City’s total budget, including the general fund, <br />enterprise funds and capital budget, is $29,659,910 and is <br />overseen by the City Manager. The City employs over <br />300 people including more than 90 full-time, 11 part-time <br />and over 200 seasonal/temporary employees who work in <br />five different service areas: Administration, Community <br />Assets and Development, Finance, Parks & Recreation, <br />and Public Safety. Thanks to new legislation, the City <br />was able to move our License Bureau to the recently <br />renovated space in the lower level of City Hall , expand <br />our service hours and add Driver’s License and ID <br />renewal to their services. Beginning in October 2018, the New Brighton License Bureau will also be able to issue <br />driver’s licenses and ID cards that comply with the federal REAL ID Act. <br /> <br />New Brighton’s water supply is provided from wells located in two different aquifers. <br />Plant #1, often referred to as the NBCGRS plant, has 6 wells that draw water from the <br />Prairie DuChen/Jordan aquifer. Plant #1 or the NBCGRS plant is the City facility that <br />cleans known TCAAP contaminants from the Prairie DuChen/Jordan aquifer. This <br />plant has a production capability of 7.2 million gallons per day. New Brighton is also <br />fortunate to have 4 wells in a much deeper aquifer called the Mount Simon/Hinkley <br />aquifer that are typically used for backup supply when needed. The Mount Simon/ <br />Hinkley wells have a daily capacity of 4.5 million gallons a day. The New Brighton <br />water system contains 75 miles of water mains, over 5,700 water service connections, <br />950 water main valves and 725 846 fire hydrants. The City's 4 water towers have a <br />combined water storage capacity of 2.75 million gallons. New Brighton has grown <br />from a small farming community of 500 people in 1930 to, after a period of rapid <br />growth in the 1960's, around 23,000 people today. The average daily water usage of <br />the City today is about 2.75 million gallons but it peaks at over nine million gallons <br />on very hot dry summer days due to lawn sprinkling. <br /> <br />The City of New Brighton strives to promote a healthful and attractive environment <br />by collecting all sewage from existing and projected development in a sanitary and <br />economic manner. The Department of Community Assets and Development main- <br />tains approximately 70 miles of sewer main, 5 lift stations and over 1,500 manholes. <br />Treatment of New Brighton wastewater is handled on a metropolitan level by the <br />Metropolitan Council Environmental Service Area No. 2. <br /> <br />Citizens are actively involved in New Brighton having opportunities to serve on four different municipal commissions, <br />the Inclusive Community Task Force or with separate nonprofit organizations including Stockyard Days Inc., Antique <br />Car Run, Inc., Historical Society, Chamber of Commerce, Eagles Club, Eagles Auxiliary, League of Women Voters, <br />Lions Club, Rotary Club, Tri-City American Legion Post 513, Twin Cities North Chamber of Commerce, Sportsmen’s <br />Club, the VFW and New Brighton Seniors. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The City’s newly renovated License Bureau <br />Chief Water Treatment Plant Operator, <br />George Springer, samples a bottle of <br />treated water at Water Treatment Plant 1