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Approving the Mayor’s appointment of Cheniqua Johnson 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 oversee 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 states 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, Chris Tolbert represented the City of Saint Paul on the Workforce Innovation Board until the end of his council term on December 31, 2023; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Melvin Carter wishes to appoint Cheniqua Johnson as a member of the Workforce Innovation Board for the remainder of the term for the seat previously held by Chris Tolbert; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council approves the appointment of Cheniqua Johnson to the remainder of a term on the Workforce Innovation Board ending July 31, 2025.