Sponsor: Board of Commissioners
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Appointments to Outside Boards and Committees for 2026
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Recommendation
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Approve appointments of commissioners to various outside boards, committees and commissions for the year 2026.
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Background and Rationale
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The Annual Organizational Meeting is the time established to approve appointment of Ramsey County Commissioners to various outside boards, committees and commissions. The appointments to outside boards, committees and commissions for 2026 are as follows:
ACTIVE LIVING RAMSEY COMMUNITIES
- McGuire
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- ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES (AMC) - BOARD APPOINTED
- Board of Directors: McMurtrey (representative); Xiong, (alternate); McGuire (Past President)
- District X Committee: Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, Xiong
COUNTY-COURT JOINT COMMITTEE
• McGuire
• McMurtrey
• Moran
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COORDINATING COMMITTEE
- Moran
- Jebens-Singh, alternate
GENERATION NEXT
• McMurtrey
GOLD LINE JOINT POWERS BOARD
• Xiong
• Miller, alternate
GREATER MSP REGIONAL PARTNERSHIP
- McMurtrey
- Ortega, alternate
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- HEADING HOME RAMSEY - CONTINUUM OF CARE
- Moran
- Miller, alternate
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- INTERAGENCY EARLY INTERVENTION COMMITTEE
- Jebens-Singh
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- JOINT PROPERTY TAX ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- McMurtrey
- Moran
- Xiong
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- LAW LIBRARY TRUSTEE
- Jebens-Singh
- McMurtrey, alternate
METROPOLITAN CONSERVATION DISTRICTS JOINT POWERS BOARD
• Miller
• McGuire, alternate
METROPOLITAN EMERGENCY SERVICES BOARD (MESB)
- McMurtrey (2 votes)
- Miller (2 votes)
- Vacant, alternate
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- METROPOLITAN LIBRARY SERVICES AGENCY BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- McGuire
- Jebens-Singh, alternate
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- METROPOLITAN MOSQUITO CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD
- McMurtrey
- Miller
- Moran
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- METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD
- Xiong
- McGuire, alternate
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- MINNESOTA LANDMARKS BOARD
- Ortega
- Jebens-Singh
MINNESOTA ASSOCIATION OF WORKFORCE BOARDS
• Miller
NORTHEAST YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES BOARD
• Miller
PARTNERSHIP ON WASTE AND ENERGY
- McGuire
- Miller, alternate
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- RAMSEY COUNTY CHILDREN’S MENTAL HEALTH COLLABORATIVE
- Xiong
- Jebens-Singh, alternate
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- RAMSEY COUNTY DISPATCH/800 MHz SUBSYSTEM POLICY COMMITTEE
- McMurtrey
- Miller
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- RAMSEY COUNTY EXTENSION COMMITTEE
- McGuire
- McMurtrey
- Jebens-Singh, alternate
RAMSEY COUNTY LEAGUE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
• McGuire
• Jebens-Singh, alternate
RECYCLING & ENERGY BOARD
- McGuire
- Miller
- Ortega
- Xiong, alternate
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- REGIONAL HAULERS LICENSING BOARD
- Miller
- McGuire, alternate
REGIONS HOSPITAL BOARD
• Ortega
RE-THINKING I-94 COMMITTEE
- McMurtrey
- Moran, alternate
RICE - LARPENTEUR ALLIANCE
• McMurtrey
SAINT PAUL CHILDREN’S COLLABORATIVE
SAINT PAUL DOWNTOWN ALLIANCE
• Ortega
SAINT PAUL PROMISE NEIGHBORHOOD
• Moran
• Xiong, alternate
STATE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
- Moran
- Jebens-Singh, alternate
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- SUBURBAN RAMSEY FAMILY COLLABORATIVE JOINT POWERS BOARD
- Jebens-Singh
- McGuire, alternate
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- TCAAP/RICE CREEK COMMONS JOINT DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
- Jebens-Singh, Vice-Chair
- McGuire
- Miller, alternate
WILLOW LAKE NATURE PRESERVE FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTOR
• Jebens-Singh
WORKFORCE INNOVATION BOARD
YOUTH JUSTICE TRANSFORMATION
• Moran
• Xiong
• Jebens-Singh, alternate
In addition to the formal appointments made by the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners, Ramsey County Commissioners actively participate on other boards, committees, associations and commissions, including participation in the Association of Minnesota Counties and the National Association of Counties as follows:
ASSOCIATION OF MINNESOTA COUNTIES:
• Board of Directors: McMurtrey (representative); Xiong (alternate); McGuire (Past President)
• Environment & National Resources Policy Committee: Jebens-Singh, Miller
• General Government Policy Committee: Xiong
• Health & Human Services Policy Committee: Jebens-Singh; Moran
• Public Safety Policy Committee: McGuire
• Transportation & Infrastructure Policy Committee: Ortega
• Tribal Relations Committee: Miller (Chair)
• Housing, Economic Workforce Development Committee: Xiong - Presidential Appt
• District X Committee: Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Moran, Miller, Ortega, Xiong
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTIES:
• Board of Directors: McGuire (Past President)
• Arts & Culture Commission: Jebens-Singh, McGuire
• Community, Economic & Workforce Development Steering Committee: McMurtrey
• Environment, Energy & Land Use Steering Committee: Miller
• Health Steering Committee: Jebens-Singh
• Healthy Counties Initiative Advisory Board: McGuire
• Human Services & Education Steering Committee: Xiong
o Education, Children and Families Subcommittee: Xiong (Vice-chair)
• IT Committee: Miller
• Justice & Public Safety Committee: Moran
o Courts and Corrections Subcommittee: Moran (Vice-chair)
• Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC): Jebens-Singh, McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, Xiong
• Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC) Steering Committee: McGuire, McMurtrey, Miller, Moran, Ortega, Xiong
• Programs and Services Standing Committee: McGuire
• Resilient Counties Advisory Board: Jebens-Singh
• Transportation Steering Committee: Ortega
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☐ Well-being ☐ Prosperity ☐ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
Appointments to outside boards and committees is an annual administrative organizational action. These boards and committees represent formal entities, partnerships and initiatives that often respond to issues of significance to the community. Ramsey County commissioners will seek opportunities to advance racial equity through the work of these boards and committees.
Community Participation Level and Impact
This action provides transparency about boards and committees in which the Ramsey County commissioners participate. The appointments will provide opportunities for the Ramsey County commissioners to build relationships, consult and collaborate with community in supporting and responding to issues important to the community through the work of these boards and committees.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Last Previous Action
On March 11, 2025, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved amendments to appointments of commissioners to various outside boards, committees and commissions for the year 2025 (Resolution B2025-047).
On January 7, 2025, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved appointments of commissioners to various outside boards, committees and commissions for the year 2025 (Resolution B2025-004).
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