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Approving the Mayor’s reappointment of Emily Peterson to the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission and designating her to serve as chairperson.
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WHEREAS, Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 183.19 (1) states that the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission consists of twenty-one (21) members appointed by the mayor with the consent of the council; and
WHEREAS, in RES 15-1709, Emily Peterson was appointed by Mayor Carter with the approval of the council (RES 18-1860) to serve her first three-year term as a commissioner ending December 31, 2021; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Carter wishes to reappoint Emily Peterson to the Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for her second three-year term ending on December 31, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 183.19 (3) states that “[t]he chairperson of the commission shall be designated by the mayor with the approval of the council”; and
WHEREAS, under Saint Paul Legislative Code Section 183.19 (3) a chairperson shall service for a term ending on the first business day in January of each even-numbered year; and
WHEREAS, the previous chairperson, Maria Mitchell, resigned her seat on the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission as of December 31, 2021, thereby creating a vacancy in the chairperson position; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Carter wishes to designate Emily Peterson to serve as chair of the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission for a two-year term ending on January 1, 2024; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council consents to the reappointment of Emily Peterson to a three-year term ending December 31, 2024 as a commissioner on the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the designation of Emily Peterson to serve as chair of the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission, such term ending on December ...
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