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Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Councilmember Nelsie Yang to the Saint Paul Port Authority Board of Commissioners for a term beginning on August 1, 2024.
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WHEREAS, Minnesota State Statute 469.050 (Subdivision 1) states that the Saint Paul Port Authority Board of Commissioners (“Board”) consists of seven (7) commissioners, two of whom must be members of the Saint Paul City Council, appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Council; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Nelsie Yang notified the Board that she would be on leave beginning April 15, 2024, intending to return in early August; and
WHEREAS Councilmember Rebecca Noecker expressed an interest in serving as a commissioner on the Board while Councilmember Yang is on leave and is currently a Saint Paul City Council member representing the Second Ward; and
WHEREAS, by City Council Resolution 24-650, the City Council approved Mayor Carter’s appointment of Councilmember Rebecca Noecker to the Board during the time that Councilmember Yang is on leave; and
WHEREAS, Councilmember Nelsie Yang returned from leave on August 1, 2024, and desires to be reappointed to the Board and replace Councilmember Rebecca Noecker on the Board; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Carter wishes to appoint Councilmember Nelsie Yang to the Board in the position currently held by Councilmember Rebecca Noecker; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council consents to the appointment of Councilmember Nelsie Yang as a commissioner on the Saint Paul Port Authority Board to replace Councilmember Rebecca Noecker, for a term ending December 31, 2027.