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Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Matthew Bandstra and reappointment of Hwa Jeong Kim, Chad Kulas, Bryan Kuzel, James McClean, Yolanda McIntosh, Sheri Riemers, Tanya Velishek to the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County.
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WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County (WIB) is one of sixteen legislatively mandated workforce boards in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County partners with the City of Saint Paul to help maintain the economic health of Ramsey County, identify current and emerging workforce issues and needs, create partnerships to serve the needs of businesses and job seekers, and oversee publicly-funded workforce programs in Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County is a thirty-three-member advisory body made up of citizen volunteers appointed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and the Mayor of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Ramsey County Workforce Innovation Board Bylaws states that WIB membership applications will be forwarded to the Chair of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners for County appointments or to the Mayor of the City of Saint Paul for city appointments; and
WHEREAS, there is a current vacancy on the Workforce Innovation Board; and
WHEREAS, Matthew Bandstra, of Grid Technology Inc. applied to serve as a member of the Workforce Innovation Board in a seat reserved for a business representative and is recommended for appointment by the WIB Executive Committee; and
WHEREAS, Hwa Jeong Kim, Chad Kulas, Bryan Kuzel, James McClean, Yolanda McIntosh, Sheri Riemers, and Tanya Velishek were previously appointed by Mayor Carter and approved by the City Council with the passage of RES 23-1083; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Melvin Carter wishes to appoint Matthew Bandstra as a member of the Workforce Innovation Board for a two-year term ending July 31, 2027; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Carter wishes to reappoint Hwa Jeong Kim, Chad Kulas, Bryan Kuzel, James McClean, Yolanda McIntosh, Sheri Riemers, and Tanya Velishek to a two-year term on the Workforce Innovation Board; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the appointment of Matthew Bandstra as a member of the Workforce Innovation Board for a term commencing August 1, 2025, and ending July 31, 2027; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the reappointment of Hwa Jeong Kim, Chad Kulas, Bryan Kuzel, James McClean, Yolanda McIntosh, Sheri Riemers, and Tanya Velishek as members of the Workforce Innovation Board for terms commencing August 1, 2025, and ending July 31, 2027.