Sponsor: Board of Commissioners
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Support for Nominations to National Association of Counties' 2024 Leadership Positions
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Recommendation
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1. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Trista Martinson for: Chair or Vice Chair of the Veterans and Military Services Committee, Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of Community, Economic & Workforce Committee.
2. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire for: Member of the Programs and Services Committee, Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Arts and Culture Commission.
3. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Rena Moran for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Justice & Public Safety Committee.
4. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Rafael Ortega for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Transportation Committee.
5. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt for: Member of the Resilient Counties Advisory Board and Member of the Large Urban County Caucus.
6. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Xiong for: Member of the Human Services & Education Steering Committee; Vice Chair of the Education, Children and Families Subcommittee and Member of the Large Urban County Caucus.
7. Support the candidacy of Chief Information Officer Chetan Ganatra for: Member of Information and Technology Standing Committee.
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Background and Rationale
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The National Association of Counties (NACo) is seeking applications for presidential leadership positions to NACo committees for 2024.
Commissioner Nicole Frethem is not submitting a leadership position application. Commissioner Frethem currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards
and commissions:
• Member - NACo Arts and Culture Commission; Member - Large Urban County Caucus; Member - AMC District 10 Committee; Member - Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties; Member - County Court Joint Committee; Member -Courthouse/City Hall Committee; Member - Generation Next; Member - Law Library Trustee; Member - Metro Mosquito Control District Board; Member - Ramsey County Extension Committee; Member - Recycling and Energy Board; Member - Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative Joint Powers Board; Member - TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons Joint Development Authority.
In addition, Commissioner Frethem currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member - Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Housing and Redevelopment Authority; and Member - Regional Rail Authority.
Commissioner Trista Martinson is submitting an application for: Chair or Vice Chair of the Veterans and Military Services Committee, Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Community, Economic & Workforce Committee.
Commissioner Trista Martinson currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Chair - NACo Veterans and Military Services Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC); Member - NACo LUCC Steering Committee; Member - NACo Community Economic & Workforce Development Committee; Member - AMC Board of Directors; Member - AMC District X Committee; Member - AMC Transportation and Infrastructure Policy Committee; Member - Heading Home Ramsey Continuum of Care Governing Board; Chair - Heading Home Ramsey Continuum of Care Executive Committee; Member - Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee; Member - Metro Emergency Services Board; Member - Metro Transportation Advisory Board; Chair - Great River Rail Commission; Member - Ramsey & Washington Recycling & Energy Board; Member - Ramsey & Washington Recycling & Energy Facility & Finance Committee; Member - Regions Hospital Board; Chair - Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans; Member - GroundBreak Coalition Board; Member - GroundBreak Coalition Board Steering Committee; Member - Statewide Emergency Communications Board.
In addition, Commissioner Martinson currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Board of Commissioners; Member - Housing Redevelopment Authority; Vice Chair - Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority; Chair - Audit Committee; Member - Budget Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Chair - Strategic Team Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Court House/City Hall Committee.
Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire is submitting an application for: Member of the Programs and Services Committee, Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Arts and Culture Commission.
Commissioner McGuire currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• President - NACo; Member - NACo Programs and Services Committee; Member - NACo Health Steering Committee; Member - NACO Healthy Counties Advisory Board; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - NACo Arts and Culture Commission; Past President - Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC); Member - AMC Public Safety Policy Committee; Member - AMC Education & Training Committee; Representative - AMC District 10; Member - Active living Ramsey Communities, Member - Ramsey County League of Local Governments; Alternate - Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative Joint Powers Board; Alternate - Ramsey County Extension Committee; Alternate - Law Library Trustee; Alternate-Metro Emergency Services Board (MESB); Alternate-Metro Transportation Advisory Board; Alternate - Regional Haulers Licensing Board; Alternate - Recycling and Energy Board.
In addition, Commissioner McGuire currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Ramsey County Board of Commissioners; Member - Ramsey County Regional Railroad Authority; Member - Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Member - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member - Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Economic Growth and Community Investment Subcommittee of the Whole; Member - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole.
Commissioner Rena Moran is submitting an application for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Justice & Public Safety Committee.
Commissioner Moran currently serves on following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Member - NACo Justice & Public Safety Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - AMC District 10; Member - AMC Health & Human Services Policy Committee; Member - National Organization of Black County Officials; Alternate - Heading Home Ramsey-Continuum of Care; Member - County-Court Joint Committee; Alternate - Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee; Member - Itasca Project; Member - Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee; Member - Metro Mosquito Control District Committee; Member - Minnesota Workforce Council Association; Member - Rethinking I-94 Committee; Member - St. Paul Children’s Collaborative; Member - St. Paul Promise Neighborhood; Member - Workforce Innovation Board; Alternate - Youth Justice Transformation.
In addition, Commissioner Moran currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - EGCI Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Budget Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - IPR Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Member - Regional Rail Authority.
Commissioner Rafael Ortega is submitting an application for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Transportation Committee.
Commissioner Ortega currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and
commissions:
• Member - AMC District 10 Representative; Member - AMC Transportation and Infrastructure
Policy Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus Steering Committee; and Member - NACo Transportation Committee; Member - Greater MSP Regional Partnership; Member - ITASCA Project; Member - Minnesota Landmarks Board; Member - Ramsey County Dispatch/800 Subsystem Policy Comm.; Member - Recycling & Energy Board; Member - Saint Paul Downtown Alliance; Member - TCAAP Joint Development Authority.
In addition, Commissioner Ortega currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority; Chair - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Gold Line Joint Powers Board; Member - Red Rock Corridor; Member - Riverview Corridor; Member - Robert St Corridor; Member - Court House/City Hall Committee.
Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt is submitting an application for: Member of the Resilient Counties Advisory Board and Member of the Large Urban County Caucus.
Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Vice - Chair Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee; Vice-Chair - NACo Resilient Counties Advisory Board; Member - NACo IT Standing Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member- Institute for Building Technology and Safety Board (as NACo Representative); Member - NACD Climate Action Task Force (as NACo Representative); Alternate Board Member - Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Environment and Natural Resources Committee; Representative - AMC District 10; Member - Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy Board; Member - Partnership on Waste and Energy; Member (Gubernatorial Appointment) - Minnesota Geospatial Advisory Council; Member - Metro GIS Policy Board; Member - Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee; Member - Minnesota Landmarks Board; Member - Metro Library Services Agency (MELSA) Board of Trustees; and Liaison - Ramsey County Library Board of Trustees.
In addition, Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Vice-Chair - Board of Commissioners; Vice-Chair - Ramsey County Audit Committee; Vice-Chair - Ramsey County Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member-Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice-Chair - EGCI Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice-Chair - IPR Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member - County-Court Joint Committee; Vice Chair -Housing and Redevelopment Authority; ember/Secretary/Treasurer-- Regional Rail Authority; and Member - Gold Line Joint Powers Board.
Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong is submitting an application for: Member of the Human Services & Education Steering Committee, Vice Chair of the Education, Children and Families Subcommittee and Member of the Large Urban County Caucus.
Commissioner Xiong currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Member - NACo Human Services & Education Steering Committee; Vice Chair - NACo Education, Children and Families Subcommittee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus Steering Committee; Member - AMC District X Committee; Member - AMC General Government Policy Committee; Member - Community Action Partnership of Ramsey/Washington Counties; Member - Metro Conservation Districts Joint Powers Board; Member - Metro Emergency Services Board; Member - Metro Mosquito Control District Board; Member - Ramsey County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative; Member - Ramsey County Dispatch/800 Subsystem Policy Committee; Member - Ramsey County Extension Committee; Member - Recycling & Energy Board; Member - Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative; Member - State Community Health Services Advisory Committee; and Member - Youth Justice Transformation.
In addition, Commissioner Xiong currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Member - Board of Commissioners; Chair - Housing & Redevelopment Authority; Member - Regional Rail Authority; Member - Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Chair - Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee; Member - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee; and Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole.
Noted that Ramsey County Chief Information Officer Chetan Ganatra is submitting an application for Member of the Information and Technology Standing Committee.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☒ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
This board action does not have a direct racial equity impact. However, if the appointments to NACo leadership positions are successful, the appointed Ramsey County Commissioners will seek opportunities to advance racial equity through their work at a national level in addition to the local and state levels.
Community Participation Level and Impact
There is no community engagement involved with this request for board action. Informing the community of this action provides transparency about potential NACo leadership appointments of Ramsey County Commissioners.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact associated with this request.
Last Previous Action
On May 16, 2023, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the candidacy of Commissioners Frethem, Martinson, McGuire, Moran, Ortega, Reinhardt and Xiong for 2023 National Association of Counties presidential leadership positions (Resolution B2023-075).
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