FORM OF GOVERNMENT:

Mayor/Council

LEGISLATIVE BODY:

9 Elected Council Members
(5 Districts, 4 At Large)

TERM OF OFFICE:

4 Years

MAYOR:

Elected for 4 year term

POPULATION:

85,511 (1998 estimate)

BUDGET INFORMATION:

Budget $125,701,685
Bond Rating: Moody s A

SOCIO-ECONOMIC INFORMATION:

Unemployment rate - 4.1%
High School Graduates Attending
Post Secondary 76%

MAJOR EMPLOYERS:

Minnesota Air National GuardCity of Duluth
Duluth Public SchoolsCollege of St. Scholastica
Benedictine Health System
University of Minnesota-Duluth
Minnesota Power
US Post Office
Lake Superior Paper Industries