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• Serves the needs and represents the insterest of the business community at the local, state and federal levels of government
• Provides a unified voice for the business community in regard to key issues, development and growth
• Helps increase visibility of free enterprise through busines input to the political process
• Analyzes and acts upon issues that would be otherwise difficult for small business to do alone
• Helps to unify the public spirit of the Fargo-Moorhead business community and directs it into useful and constructive channels

City Governments

Barnesville City Government
Barnsville City Hall
102 Front Street North; PO Box 550 Barnesville, MN 56514
218.354.2292 or 800.354.2292
The Barnesville City Council consists of six city council members plus the mayor. Council members are elected to four-year terms, the mayor to a two-year term.

Casselton City Government
Mayor's Office
P.O. Box 548, Casselton, ND 58012-0548

Dilworth City Government
Dilworth City Hall
2 First Avenue Southeast; P.O. Box 187; Dilworth, MN 56529-0187
218.287.2313
The Dilworth City Council consists of five members, including the mayor, elected at-large for four-year terms.

Hawley City Government
Hawley City Hall
305 Sixth Street; P.O. Box 69, Hawley, MN 56549-0069
218.483.3331
Organized in 1872, is a Minnesota Statutory City with a Standard Plan A form of government. The mayor is elected at large for a four-year term and four council members also are elected at large for overlapping four-year terms.

Fargo City Government
Fargo City Hall
200 Third Street North, Fargo, ND 58102
701.241.1310
The Fargo City Commission consists of four commissioners and the mayor, who acts as the commission president. Commissioners are elected to four-year terms from the city at large, not from specific precincts. Two commission seats are elected biennially. Each commissioner is responsible for specific portfolios of city departments and projects. Commissioners and mayors are limited to three consecutive four-year terms.

Moorhead City Government
Moorhead City Hall
500 Center Avenue; P.O. Box 779, Moorhead, MN 56561-0779
218.299.5305 or 877.833.6667
The Moorhead City Council consists of eight council members plus the mayor; all are elected to four-year terms. Two council members are elected from each of four wards. The city also employs a non-elected city manager, who answers directly to the Mayor and City Council.

West Fargo City Government
West Fargo City Hall
800 Fourth Avenue East, West Fargo, ND 58078
701.433.5300
The West Fargo City Commission consists of four commissioners and the mayor, who acts as the commission president. All commissioners are elected to four-year terms from the city at large, not from specific precincts. Two commission seats are elected biennially. Each commissioner is responsible for specific portfolios of city departments.

F-M Metropolitan Council of Goernments
701.232.3242

County Governments

Cass County Government
P.O. Box 2806; 211 Ninth Street South, Fargo, ND 58108
701.241.5720; Fax: 701.297.6020
Fargo is the county seat for Cass County, North Dakota, which has a commission form of government made up of five commissioners, elected by district, to four-year terms. The County utilizes a portfolio system of management, with each commissioner responsible for specific areas of county business.

Clay County Government
Clay County Courthouse
807 11th Street North, Moorhead, Minnesota 56560
218.299.5002
Moorhead is the county seat of Clay County, Minnesota, which has a commission form of government made up of five commissioners, elected by district, to four-year terms.

State Government

Minnesota State Government
Office of the Governor
130 State Capitol, St. Paul, Minnesota 55155-1099
651.296.3391 or 800.657.3717;
TTY: 651.296.0075 or 800.657.3598
Fax: 651.296.2089
Minnesota's legislature meets annually. One senator and two representatives are elected from each legislative district. District 9 includes Moorhead and Clay County and has three state legislators.

North Dakota State Government
North Dakota State Capitol
600 East Boulevard Avenue
Bismarck, ND 58505-0130
701.328.2471 North Dakota's legislature meets biennially. One senator and two representatives are elected from each legislative district. Cass County has 30 state legislators in ten districts.

National Organizations

First Gov (www.FirstGov.gov)
FirstGov.gov is the U.S. Government's official web site and serves as a resource for citizens, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies. The web site provides an abundance of information regarding our federal government, including the executive, judicial and legislative branches, as well as federal agencies and programs. It also includes helpful links to state, local and tribal governments in the United States and contains contact information.

U.S. Chamber of Commerce (www.uschamber.com)
The United States Chamber of Commerce is the world's largest business federation, with more than 3 million members of all sizes and industries, 3,000 state and local chambers of commerce and more than 800 business associations. Their web site allows access to a directory of U.S. chambers and information regarding important business issues, managing a business and attracting and retaining employees. The web site also includes helpful links to chambers of commerce abroad and national organizations that partner with the U.S. Chamber to promote business interests worldwide.