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Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Hanna Getachew-Kreusser to the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County.
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WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County (WIB) is one of sixteen legislatively mandated workforce boards in Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County partners with the City of Saint Paul, to help maintain the economic health of Ramsey County, identify current and emerging workforce issues and needs, create partnerships to serve the needs of businesses and job seekers, and oversees publicly-funded workforce programs in Ramsey County; and
WHEREAS, the Workforce Innovation Board of Ramsey County is a thirty-three member advisory body made up of citizen volunteers appointed by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners and the Mayor of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, Article 3 of the Ramsey County Workforce Innovation Board Bylaws state that WIB membership applications will be forwarded to the Chair of the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners for County appointments or to the Mayor of the City of Saint Paul for city appointments; and
WHEREAS, there is a current vacancy on the Workforce Innovation Board; and
WHEREAS, Hanna Getachew-Kreusser, Executive Director of Face 2 Face, applied to serve as a member of the Workforce Innovation Board and is recommended for appointment by the WIB Executive Committee; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Melvin Carter wishes to appoint Hanna Getachew-Kreusser as a member of the Workforce Innovation Board for a two-year term; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the appointment of Hanna Getachew-Kreusser, to a two-year term as a member of the Workforce Innovation Board ending December 31, 2024.