Sponsor: Board of Commissioners
Title
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Support for Nominations to National Association of Counties’ 2023 Presidential Leadership Positions
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Recommendation
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1. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Nicole Frethem for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Arts and Culture Commission.
2. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo for: Chair of the Veterans and Military Services Committee; Member of the Large Urban County Caucus; and Member of the Transportation Steering Committee.
3. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire for: Member of the Healthy Counties Advisory Board; Member of the Programs and Services Committee; Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Arts and Culture Commission.
4. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Rena Moran for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus; and Member of the Justice & Public Safety Committee.
5. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Rafael Ortega for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus; Member of the Large Urban County Caucus Steering Committee; and Member of the Transportation Committee.
6. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt for: Chair of the Resilient Counties Advisory Board; Vice-Chair of the Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee; Member of the IT Standing Committee; and Member of the Large Urban County Caucus.
7. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Xiong for Member of the Human Services & Education Steering Committee; and Member of the Large Urban County Caucus.
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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 2023.
Commissioner Nicole Frethem is submitting an application for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Arts and Culture Commission.
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; Board Chair - Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties; Chair - County Court Joint Committee; Member - Courthouse/City Hall Committee; Member - Generation Next; Member - Law Library Trustee; Vice Chair - Metro Conservation Districts Joint Powers Board; Member - State Advisory Subcommittee on Children’s Mental Health; Member - Metro Mosquito Control Board; Member - Extension Committee; Member - Recycling and Energy Board; and Member - Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative Joint Powers Board.
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 - Regional Rail Authority; Member - Housing and Redevelopment Authority; 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 - Budget Committee of the Whole; and Member - Legislative Committee of the Whole.
Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo is submitting an application for: Chair of the Veterans and Military Services Committee, Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Arts and Culture Commission.
Commissioner Trista MatasCastillo currently serves on the following national, statewide, and regional boards and commissions:
• Vice Chair - NACo Veterans and Military Services Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - AMC District 10 Committee; Member - AMC Health & Human Services Policy Committee; Member - AMC Housing, Economic Workforce Development Committee; Member - Metro Emergency Services Board; Chair - Great River Rail Commission; Member - Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee; and Member - Ramsey & Washington Recycling and Energy Board.
Commissioner MatasCastillo currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Board of Commissioners; Chair - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member - Metro Emergency Services Board; Member - Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority; 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; and Member - Strategic Team Service Team Committee of the Whole.
Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire is submitting an application for: Member of the Healthy Counties Advisory Board; 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:
• 1st Vice President - NACo; Member - NACo Programs and Services Committee; Member - NACo Health Steering Committee; Board Member - NACO Healthy Counties Advisory Board; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - NACo Arts and Culture Commission; 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; Member - Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative Joint Powers Board; Alternate - Ramsey County Extension Committee; Alternate - Law Library Trustee; Alternate - Recycling and Energy Board.
Commissioner McGuire currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• 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; Chair - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Strategic Team 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; and 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 Board; 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.
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; Member of the Large Urban County Caucus Steering Committee; 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.
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 - Board/Bench Committee; Member - Court House/City Hall Committee; Member - Metro Mosquito Control District Board; Member - Minnesota Landmarks Board; Member - Ramsey County Dispatch/800 Subsystem Policy Comm.; Member - Recycling & Energy Board; and Member - TCAAP Joint Development Authority.
Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt is submitting an application for: Chair of the Resilient Counties Advisory Board; Vice-Chair of the Environment, Energy and Land Use Steering Committee; Member of the IT Standing Committee; 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 (Gubernatorial Appointment) - Clean Water 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.
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; Member/Secretary/Treasurer -- Regional Rail Authority; and Member - Gold Line Joint Powers Board.
Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong is submitting an application for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus; Member of Human Services & Education Steering Committee
Commissioner Xiong currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Member - Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) District X Committee; Member - AMC General Government Policy Committee; Member - NACo Human Services & Education Steering Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC); Member - NACo LUCC Steering Committee; Member - Community Action Partnership of Ramsey/Washington Counties; Member - Metro Emergency Services 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 - Youth Justice Transformation.
Commissioner Xiong currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Housing & Redevelopment Authority; Vice Chair - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee; Member - Budget Committee; Member - Legislative Committee; Member - Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team Committee; Member - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee; Member - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee; Member - Strategic Team Committee; Member - Regional Rail Authority.
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☒ Well-being ☒ Prosperity ☒ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
The action to support these appointments to national leadership positions does not have an impact on racial equity in and of itself. If the appointments to NACo 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
Informing the community of this action provides transparency about potential NACo leadership appointments of Ramsey County Commissioners.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
None.
Last Previous Action
On May 17, 2022, the Ramsey County Board approved the candidacy of Commissioners Carter, Frethem, MatasCastillo, McDonough, McGuire, Ortega and Reinhardt for 2022 National Association of Counties presidential leadership positions (Resolution B2022-127).
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