Sponsor: Board of Commissioners
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Gift Acceptance for the 2024 Commissioner Travel Expenses
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Recommendation
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Accept the monetary gift of the approximate total amount of $10,556 for 2024 travel related expenses for Commissioner Mary Jo McGuire, Commissioner Rena Moran, Commissioner Victoria Reinhardt, and Commissioner Mai Chong Xiong.
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Background and Rationale
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Commissioners are often invited to attend conferences that require travel by other organizations with the aim to advance understanding of specific issues and provide opportunities for strategic networking on behalf of the county. In 2024 four commissioners participated in such trips and they are listed below.
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Commissioner |
Total |
Funding Organization |
What was covered |
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McGuire |
$3,029.95 |
Forward Global Women |
Registration Fee, hotel, flight, travel insurance, misc. expense allowance. |
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Moran |
$1,337.00 |
National Foundation for Women Legislators Healthcare Summit 2024 |
Hotel, airfare, meals. |
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$702.06 |
Chicago Probation Transformation 2024 |
Hotel, airfare, meals. |
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$800.00 |
National Foundation for Women Legislators |
Hotel, airfare, meals. |
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Xiong |
$1,602.25 |
Rooted Philanthropic |
Hotel, airfare, meals. |
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Reinhardt |
$3,084.22 |
Institute for Building Technology and Safety |
Hotel, airfare, meals, transportation related expenses. |
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TOTAL |
$10,555.48 |
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County Goals (Check those advanced by Action)
☐ Well-being ☐ Prosperity ☐ Opportunity ☒ Accountability
Racial Equity Impact
Racial equity is part of all the work that commissioners do every day as they advance the counties vision, mission, and goals both locally and nationally. Several of the conferences had specific sessions and opportunities for commissioners to learn about the impact of race as it pertains to work of the county.
Community Participation Level and Impact
Participating in these events allows for commissioners to hear from others either locally or nationally around critical issues for Ramsey County.
☒ Inform ☐ Consult ☐ Involve ☐ Collaborate ☐ Empower
Fiscal Impact
This has no fiscal impact to the county. All trips were by invite and were pre-planned. Commissioners balance their existing responsibilities to ensure there are no negative impacts to their daily work.
Last Previous Action
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Attachments
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