SunThisweek Community Guides Lakeville Community Guide 2018 | Page 5

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The city of Lakeville is managed by a mayor and
a City Council. They meet at 7 p.m. the fi rst and
third Monday of each month at City Hall, 20195
Holyoke Ave. Cowuncil meetings are televised and
available for online viewing. Lakeville City Coun-
cil members are elected at-large to represent the
entire community and are empowered by law to
legislate citywide policy. This includes the author-
ity to pass and enforce ordinances, establish public
and administrative policies, create advisory boards
and commissions, and manage the city’s fi nancial
operations including preparing a budget, auditing
expenditures and transacting other city business as
required by law.
The City Council appoints a City Administrator
who directs city staff on implementation of council
decisions and provides day-to-day city operations.
Residents are served by several departments: Ad-
ministration, Community & Economic Develop-
ment, Engineering, Finance, Fire, Liquor Opera-
tions, Parks & Recreation (including the Arts Center
and Heritage Center), Planning, Police and Public
Works.
Residents can fi nd a wide-range of information on
the city’s website, lakevilleMN.gov, including use-
ful information if you have just moved to the area.
The website has a calendar with city programs,
events and meetings, information for obtaining
permits, ordinance data, the latest information on
Parks & Recreation and Arts Center programs, and
much more.
Published regularly, the city provides information
in the Friday editions of Sun Thisweek newspaper,
as well as “Focus on Lakeville,” a weekly video
blog. These informational vehicles aim to keep resi-
dents informed on city services, events and pro-
grams. The city, as well as various city departments,
are also active on several social media networks,
such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Nextdoor.
Residents who subscribe to cable television ser-
vice can view city shows and information on Charter
Channel 180 and Frontier Channel 184. Livestream-
ing is available online.
For additional information on city services, con-
tact City Hall at 952-985-4400.
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