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Approving the Mayor's appointment of Anne Leland Clark to the Financial Empowerment Community Council.
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WHEREAS, the creation of the Financial Empowerment Community Council was established as part of the creation of the Office of Financial Empowerment (ORD 19-74; Chapter 2.02 of the City of Saint Paul administrative code); and
WHEREAS, ORD 19-74 requires that the Financial Empowerment Community Council be made up of 17 members recommended by the Mayor and approved by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, ORD 19-74 requires that of the members, at least one will reside or work in each of the 7 Wards, that the remaining 10 seats be selected from the financial, housing, tenants' rights advocacy, and consumer protection industries, that any youth representatives will have reserved seats, that the members will either reside, work, or attend school in the City of Saint Paul, that members reflect the broad spectrum of the City's population, and that membership will be balanced between individual community members and organization representatives; and
WHEREAS, the Financial Empowerment Community Council will monitor citywide financial empowerment metrics and indicators, provide feedback and advice on Office of Financial Empowerment (OFE) partnerships, community engagement, policy platforms, research agenda, and potential grant opportunities, and review the effectiveness of OFE activities and initiatives; and
WHEREAS, there is a current vacancy on the Financial Empowerment Community Council; and
WHEREAS, Anne Leland Clark, Executive Director at Exodus Lending, applied to join the FECC and Mayor Melvin Carter wishes to appoint Anne Leland Clark for a two-year term ending on December 31, 2024; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the appointment of Anne Leland Clark to a two-year term as a member of the Financial Empowerment Community Council, ending December 31, 2024.