The City of Rock Island is a council-manager form of local government. The Mayor and City Council establish policy direction for the city, approve the city budget, and decide on taxing levels to fund municipal services. They appoint a full-time City Manager who has responsibility to oversee city operations, hire the heads of the city departments, and make recommendations to the City Council.

The City provides many essential services for citizens including:

• Police, fire, and emergency medical services
• Water & sewer
• Business support
• Neighborhood information, planning, and zoning
• Inspections, permits
• Parks & recreation
• Recycling, refuse, and yard waste collection
• Streets & sidewalks, parking

City facilities include:

• City Hall
• Three libraries
• Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center
• Two golf courses
• Whitewater Junction pool
• Eighteen parks
• Rock Island Fitness & Activity Center (RIFAC)
• Sunset Marina
• Police department
• Four fire stations
• Public works facility
• Water & sewer treatment plants
• Hydroelectric plant

For more information, visit the City's web site at www.rigov.org.

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