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Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Councilmember Nelsie Yang to the Board of Water Commissioners for a term beginning on August 1, 2024.
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WHEREAS, Section 15.03 of the City Charter provides that the Board of Water Commissioners (BWC) shall consist of six (6) commissioners, three of whom must be members of the Saint Paul City Council, appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the Council; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Nelsie Yang notified the BWC that she would be on leave beginning April 15, 2024, intending to return in early August; and
WHEREAS Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson expressed an interest in serving as a commissioner on the BWC while Councilmember Yang is on leave and is currently a Saint Paul City Council member representing the Seventh Ward; and
WHEREAS, by City Council Resolution 24-651, the City Council approved Mayor Carter’s appointment of Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson to the BWC during the time that Councilmember Yang is on leave; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Nelsie Yang has notified the BWC that she will be returning from leave on August 1, 2024, and desires to be reappointed to the BWC and replace Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson on the BWC; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Melvin Carter wishes to appoint Councilmember Nelsie Yang to the BWC in the position currently held by Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council consents to the appointment of Councilmember Nelsie Yang as a commissioner on the Board of Water Commissioners to replace Councilmember Cheniqua Johnson, for a term ending January 1, 2028.