Sponsor: Board of Commissioners
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Support for Nominations to National Association of Counties 2025 Leadership Positions
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Recommendation
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1. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Tara Jebens-Singh for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Health Policy Steering 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 Garrison McMurtrey for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Vice Chair of the Community, Economic & Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee.
4. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Rena Moran for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Healthy Counties Advisory Board.
5. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Rafael Ortega for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Transportation Steering Committee.
6. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong for: Vice Chair - Human Services & Education (Aging Subcommittee); Member - Large Urban County Caucus.
7. Support the candidacy of Commissioner Kelly Miller for: Member of the IT Standing 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 2025.
Commissioner Tara Jebens-Singh is submitting an application for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Health Policy Steering Committee.
Commissioner Jebens-Singh currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Member - NACo Arts and Culture Commission; Member - NACo Health Steering Policy Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - NACo Resilient Counties Advisory Board; Member - AMC District X Committee; Member - AMC Health & Human Services Policy Committee; Member - Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties; Member - Interagency Early Intervention Committee; Member - Minnesota Landmarks Board; Member - Law Library Trustee; Member - Ramsey County Extension Committee; Member - Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative Joint Powers Board; Vice Chair - TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons Joint Development Authority.
In addition, Commissioner Jebens-Singh currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Chair - Audit Committee of the Whole; Member - Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Member - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Legislative Committee; and Member - Regional Rail Authority; Member - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Strategic Team 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:
• Past 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; Board Member - 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 - County-Court Joint Committee; Member - Ramsey County League of Local Governments; Chair - Recycling and Energy Board; Member - TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons Joint Development Authority; Member - Partnership on Waste and Energy; Member - Ramsey County Extension Committee; Alternate - Metro Conservation Districts Joint Powers Board. Alternate - Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative Joint Powers Board; Alternate - Metro Library Services Agency Board of Trustees; Alternate - Metro Transportation Advisory Board; Alternate - Regional Haulers Licensing Board.
In addition, Commissioner McGuire currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Chair - Information and Public Records Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Ramsey County Board of Commissioners; Vice Chair - Audit Committee; Vice Chair - Budget Committee of the Whole; Vice Chair - Economic Growth and Community Investment Service Team of the Whole; Member - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member- Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Ramsey County Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Member - Regional Rail Authority.
Commissioner Garrison McMurtrey is submitting an application for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Vice Chair of the Community, Economic & Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee.
Commissioner McMurtrey currently serves on the following national, statewide, and regional boards and commissions:
• Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Vice Chair - NACo Community, Economic & Workforce Development Policy Steering Committee; Member - Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) District 10 Committee; Member - AMC General Government Policy Committee; Member - Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Board; Member - Metro Cities Policy Committee; Member - Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee; Member - Ramsey County Workforce Innovation Board; Member - Saint Paul Downtown Alliance.
In addition, Commissioner McMurtrey currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Member - Ramsey County Board of Commissioners; Member - Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Member - Regional Rail Authority; 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 - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole.
Commissioner Rena Moran is submitting an application for: Member of the Large Urban County Caucus and Member of the Healthy Counties Advisory Board.
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; Vice Chair - Heading Home Ramsey-Continuum of Care; Member - County-Court Joint Committee; Member - Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee; Member - Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee; Chair - Metro Mosquito Control District Committee; Alternate - Rethinking I-94 Committee; Vice Chair - St. Paul Children’s Collaborative; Member - St. Paul Promise Neighborhood; Member - Youth Justice Transformation.
In addition, Commissioner Moran currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Member - EGCI Service Team Committee of the Whole; 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; Vice Chair - 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 Steering 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 Transportation Steering Committee; Member - Minnesota Landmarks Board; Member - Recycling & Energy Board; Member - Regions Hospital Board; Member - Saint Paul Downtown Alliance.
In addition, Commissioner Ortega currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Ramsey County Regional Rail Authority; Member Audit Committee; 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 - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member - Gold Line Joint Powers Board; Member - Great River Rail Commission; Member - Robert Street Corridor.
Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong is submitting an application for: Vice Chair - Human Services & Education (Aging Subcommittee); Member - Large Urban County Caucus.
Commissioner Xiong currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Vice Chair - NACo Aging Subcommittee; Member - NACo Human Services & Education Steering Committee; Member - NACo Community, Economic & Workforce Development; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus (LUCC); Member - AMC District X Committee; Member - AMC Housing, Economic Workforce Development Committee; Member - AMC General Government Policy Committee; Alternate - AMC Board of Directors; Chair - Gold Line Joint Powers Board; Member - Community Action Partnership of Ramsey-Washington Counties; Member - Heading Home Ramsey Continuum of Care; Member - Joint Property Tax Advisory Committee; Member - Metro Transportation Advisory Board; Member - Ramsey County Children’s Mental Health Collaborative; Member - Saint Paul Children’s Collaborative; Member - Youth Justice Transformation; Alternate - Ramsey/Washington Recycling & Energy Board; Alternate - Saint Paul Promise Neighborhood; Alternate - Workforce Innovation Board
In addition, Commissioner Xiong currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Chair - Housing & Redevelopment Authority; Vice Chair - Regional Rail Authority; Member - Red Rock Corridor; Member - Purple Line Task Force; Member - Great River Rail Commission; Alternate - Robert Street Corridor; Member - Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - Legislative Committee of the Whole; Member - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Member - EGCI 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
Commissioner Kelly Miller is submitting an application for: Member of the IT Standing Committee and Member of the Large Urban County Caucus.
Commissioner Miller currently serves on the following national, statewide and regional boards and commissions:
• Member - NACo Environment, Energy and Land Use (EELU) Steering Committee; Member - NACo IT Standing Committee; Member - NACo Large Urban County Caucus; Member - Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) Environment and Natural Resources Committee; Representative - AMC District 10; Alternate Member - Heading Home Ramsey-Continuum of Care; Member - Metro Conservation Districts Joint Powers Board; Member/Treasurer - Metro Emergency Services board (MESB); Member - Metro Mosquito Control District Board; Member - Minnesota Association of Workforce Boards; Member - Northeast Youth & Family Services Board of Directors; Member - Ramsey/Washington Recycling and Energy Board; Alternate Member - Partnership on Waste and Energy; Member - Regional Haulers Licensing Board; Member - Ramsey County Dispatch/800 Subsystem Policy Committee; Alternate Member - TCAAP/Rice Creek Commons Joint Development Authority; Member - Workforce Innovation Board; Member - ISD 623 American Indian Parent Advisory Committee; Member - Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Housing Advisory Board.
In addition, Commissioner Miller currently serves in the following Ramsey County positions:
• Member - Ramsey County Budget Committee of the Whole; Member - EGCI Service Team Committee; Member - Ramsey County Legislative Committee of the Whole; Vice-Chair - Health and Wellness Service Team Committee of the Whole; Vice-Chair - IPR Service Team Committee of the Whole; Chair - Safety and Justice Service Team Committee of the Whole; Chair - Strategic Team Committee of the Whole; Member -Housing and Redevelopment Authority; Member/Treasurer-- Regional Rail Authority; Alternate Member - Gold Line Joint Powers Board; Alternate member - Purple Line Task Force.
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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 14, 2024, the Ramsey County Board of Commissioners approved the candidacy of Commissioners Martinson, McGuire, Moran, Ortega, Reinhardt, Xiong, and Chief Information Officer Ganatra for 2024 National Association of Counties presidential leadership positions (Resolution B2024-086).
Attachments
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