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Approving a stipend for community advisors to the Audit Committee.
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WHEREAS, per
RES 20-1110, the Saint Paul City Council established the Saint Paul Audit Committee on August 12, 2020; and
WHEREAS, per
RES 20-1272, Council P
resident Amy Brendmoen appointed Councilmembers Noecker, Prince, Thao and Yang as acting members of the Audit Committee with Council P
resident Amy Brendmoen serving as an ex officio member on September 23, 2020; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee’s mission is to evaluate the financial and program performance of City departments to build public trust and ensure outstanding service delivery, transparency and accountability; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee intends to appoint community advisors who are
residents that have accounting, policy, program evaluation, strategic planning, public administration, project management, non-profit organization expertise and experience serving on district councils and community organizations such as CBRE Committees, Ujamaa Place, Citizens League, Hmong American Partnership, CommonBond Communities, CIB Panel, Citizens League; and
WHEREAS, the community advisors will provide valuable perspective and input that will facilitate and advance the mission and work of the Audit Committee; and
WHEREAS, other advisors to the Audit Committee are City employees who are compensated for their work as employees; and
WHEREAS, the Audit Committee and the Saint Paul City Council desire to provide a stipend to compensate community advisors to the Audit Committee for the time and effort they spend to prepare for, attend and participate in monthly or semi-monthly regular meetings; and
WHEREAS, a stipend of thirty dollars ($30.00) for a 2-hour meeting aligns with the City Council’s $15 per hour citywide minimum wage policy; and
WHEREAS, a stipend paid to the community advisors is also intended to help defray expenses associated with providing service to the Committee, such as travel expenses and child-care expe...
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