City Administrator and River Falls Rotarian Scot Simpson provided a "State of the City" presentation.
The City Administrator is trained in the business of managing government and its resources, maintains political neutrality, puts the overall welfare of the community first and brings a community-wide perspective to policies and programs. Scot is celebrating 10 years in the position in 2019.
The City Administrator is trained in the business of managing government and its resources, maintains political neutrality, puts the overall welfare of the community first and brings a community-wide perspective to policies and programs. Scot is celebrating 10 years in the position in 2019.
Some of the City Administrator's responsibilities include:
- Working with elected officials (Mayor and City Council) to develop policies and programs
- Coordinating service delivery, such as police, fire, street repairs, and upkeep of parks
- Overseeing the business units of the City including electric, water, sewer, storm water and ambulance
- Including all community members and interests in the decision making process
- Ensuring that laws and policies are enforced fairly throughout the community and that the government runs ethically and transparently
River Falls currently covers 7.2 sq miles, with pop of 15256. And it’s growing at a rate of about three percent per year. About 2,000 students are included in the permanent population count.
With a low unemployment rate of 1.4 percent, River Falls has a healthy workforce. Scot said that there are 20,000 people in the city at all times. This includes those who come here to work from Minnesota.
With four corporate parks, River Falls enjoys the economic boost of privately held companies that are growing substantially. From international firms like Amplexor, Eurofins Biodiagnostics, NELA, Stratsys and Nagasa, River Falls hosts lots of firms inthe 50-100 employees range.
River Falls is now a “$1 billion city,” meaning that it boasts $1 billion in private land and business value.
Check out the video to learn about the vision and values of the city.
Both business and housing growth will be hot topics in the coming years. Stay on top of things and read the City’s newsletter, which will be coming out in may. You’ll find it at rfcity.org.
Scot welcomes your questions! Contact him.