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Historic
Florissant City Hall
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The
City of Florissant
The
City of Florissant is governed by a mayor-council
form of municipal government. It has the only full-time,
salaried mayor in St. Louis County and nine part-time
city council members. In addition, there is an elected,
part-time municipal judge
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protection to the City's 51,000 residents is provided
by a force of more than 70 full-time officers and staff.
The department is organized into a detective division,
a juvenile division, a traffic division and a crime
prevention bureau. It operates a state-of-the-art communications
system that is one of the finest in the St. Louis area.
Emergency request are received via a 911 telephone number
which dispatches police, fire fighters or paramedics
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Fire
protection is provided by the North County Fire District
(operated by a separate governmental agency), which
has maintained a Class 4 fire insurance rating. The
district has three modern fire stations within the
city and is operated by a full-time staff of trained
fire fighters. A portion of Florissant is served by
the Black Jack Fire Department.
Senior
citizens enjoy a host of programs supported by the
city. These include a Resident Photo ID framed in
yellow which entitles elderly individuals to special
services. Numerous local retail establishments honor
the Resident ID for extra discounts on merchandise
and services. The city publishes two pages for seniors
in the Florissant Focus Newsletter and sponsors "FLERT"
(Florissant Local Elderly Resident Transportation),
a free door-to-door bus service. In addition, it provides
a "File of Life" service, whereby a uniformed police
officer installs a plastic vial containing residents'
medical information in their household refrigerators,
where it can be readily located by emergency personnel.
For information about the City of Florissant go to
www.florissantmo.com. For information about the
Sunset Park Nature Lodge, go to http://floparksfoundation.com.
Valley
of Flowers Parade
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