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Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Chris Tolbert to the Board of Water Commissioners.
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WHEREAS, The Board of Water Commissioners is the governing body for Saint Paul Regional Water Services (“SPRWS”). SPRWS provides reliable, quality drinking water to nearly 450,000 customers in Saint Paul and surrounding suburbs; and
WHEREAS, The Board of Water Commissioner’s responsibilities include setting SPRWS policies, preparing and recommending annual budgets and water rates, and recommending issuance of revenue bonds; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.03 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Saint Paul states that the Board of Water Commissioners shall be a board comprised of seven (7) members appointed as follows: The mayor shall appoint with the approval of the council three (3) members who shall be members of the city council for terms to coincide with their elected terms of office and two (2) members who shall be resident citizens of Saint Paul who hold no other city office or city employment. The sixth (6th) and seventh (7th) members shall be a resident citizen of a suburb served by the board’s water system to be appointed in the manner provided for in the water extension agreement with the suburbs. All citizen members shall serve for a term of four (4) years; and
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2024 Chris Tolbert was appointed through city council resolution 24-55 to replace Alene Tchourumoff as a resident citizen representative; and
WHEREAS, the term of said appointment ended on July 8, 2024; and
WHEREAS, Chris Tolbert has expressed interest in continuing to serve on the Board of Water Commissioners as a resident citizen representative; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Melvin Carter wishes to appoint Chris Tolbert as a resident citizen representative on the Board of Water Commissioners; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the appointment of Chris Tolbert to a four-year term on the Board of Water Commissioners of the City of Saint Paul ending July 24, 2028.