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Approving the Mayor’s appointments of Babatope Adedayo, Kassim Busuri, Tyler Blackmon, Erin Hayes, and Christopher Smith to the Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity Commission.
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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, three (3) current commissioners, Altin Paulson, Charles Ellis, and James Frisco, are serving their third terms ending December 31, 2018; and
WHEREAS, Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity department staff and commissioners have reviewed applications and conducted interviews of interested applicants; and
WHEREAS, Human Rights and Equal Economic Opportunity leadership have recommended Marquita Cammon, Damon Drake, and Emily Peterson for appointment as commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Carter wishes to appoint Marquita Cammon, Damon Drake, and Emily Peterson to the Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for their first three-year terms beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2021; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council consents to the appointment of Marquita Cammon, Damon Drake, and Emily Peterson to the Human Rights and Equal Employment Opportunity Commission for their first three-year terms beginning on January 1, 2019 and ending on December 31, 2021.