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maintains its position as the fastest growing residential, commercial and industrial part of the County. City Structure. The City functions under a Mayor - Council- Manager form of government. Policy- making and legislative authority are vested in a seven member governing council consisting of the Mayor and six Council Members elected by City residents (the "City Council "). Municipal services provided include public safety; streets and roads; recreation, library and cultural services; health services; public infrastructure improvements; planning and zoning and general administrative services. The scope of the City Council's power and influence includes, but is not limited to the following: • The power to pass ordinances • The authority to establish and modify operating and capital budgets *The power to appoint voting members to other governing authorities and commissions • The power to appoint the City Manager, City Clerk and City Attorney • The ability to plan and direct operations • The authority to veto, modify, and overrule decisions The City Manager is responsible for carrying out the policies and ordinances of the City Council, for overseeing the day -to -day operations of the City and for appointing the heads of the various departments. The council is elected on a non - partisan basis. Council Members serve four -year staggered terms, with either three or four Council Members elected every four years. The Mayor is elected at large and serves a four -year term. The Mayor and Council Members are elected at large and all are subject to two terms limits. The City functions with significant financial interdependency between the various City funds. Manifestations of financial interdependency include taking responsibility for financing deficits, being entitled to operating surpluses, and giving implied guarantees ( "moral responsibility ") for debt obligations. The City has no discretely reportable component funds and /or units; the City's blended component funds and /or units include: operations of the San Leandro Redevelopment Agency, the San Leandro Parking Authority, the San Leandro Public Financing Authority, and the San Leandro Economic Development Agency. The City has two proprietary utility and enterprise funds. The Water Pollution Control Plant Enterprise fund was established to account for the City's sewers, which protect public health and preserve water quality through collection, treatment and disposal of the community's wastewater and wastewater solids. The Shoreline Enterprise Fund was established in Fiscal Year 2002 -03 to combine the Marina Enterprise and the Golf Course Enterprise Funds. Certain infrastructure construction and community development activities are provided through a legally separate redevelopment agency. The City Council sits as the board of the redevelopment agency and the redevelopment agency functions, in essence, as a department of the City. A -2