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DA: September 4, 2013 TO: City and County Officials within the Seven - County Metropolitan Area FR: Susan Haigh, Chair, Metropolitan Council RE: Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission ( MPOSC) Vacancies The Metropolitan Council is seeking applicants for all positions on the Metropolitan Parks and Open Space Commission ( MPOSC), which helps the Council develop long -range plans for regional parks, park reserves and trails. Per state statute, the Minnesota Legislature passed, and the Governor signed, a redistricting bill modifying the Council's district boundaries. As a result, applications will be accepted as part of the open appointment process for the chair and all eight seats on the commission. MN Statutes 473.123, subd. 4.a "The Metropolitan Council shall appoint a chair and eight commissioner members from newly drawn districts. The terms of members and chairs are as follows: members representing commission districts A, B, C, and D, and the chair of the commission, for terms ending the first Monday in January of the year ending in the numbers 7; members representing commission districts E, F, G, and H, for terms ending the first Monday in January of the year ending in the numeral 'S." Thereafter, the term of each member and the chair is four years, with terms ending the first Monday in January, except that all terms expire on the effective date of the next apportionment." The Metropolitan Council invites your participation in this appointment process by encouraging citizens who have an interest in the work of the MPOSC to become applicants as well as by providing us with any recommendations you may have. Statutory qualifications for membership include: applicant must be a resident of the commission district for which they are seeking appointment, and shall not during their term hold the office of Metropolitan Council member, be a member of any metropolitan agency, or hold any judicial office. MPOSC appointments are governed under the Minnesota Open Appointments process administered by the Secretary of State. http:/ /www.sos.state.mn.us/index.ospx ?page =308 Interested individuals should contact the Secretary of State's office at 651 - 297 -5845 for an application or visit their website at http:/ /www.sos.state.mn.uslindex.aspx ?page =5 Completed applications are to be submitted to the Secretary of State's Office by September 24, 2013. The Secretary of State will forward all applications to the Metropolitan Council. Applicants will then be invited to appear for an interview at three public meetings conducted by a Metropolitan Council appointments committee. Following the public meeting, the appointments committee will review the information received and make recommendations to Metropolitan Council. Additional information about the Parks Commission can be found on the Metropolitan Council's website at http://metrocouncil.org/ Council - Meetings/ Committees /Metropolitan- Parks - and -Open- Space- Commission aspx If you have any questions about this appointment process, please contact Pat Curtiss, Metropolitan Council appointments coordinator, at pat.curtiss @metc.state.mn.us or 651.602.1630. 0 Robert Street Norlh I St. Paul. MN 55101-1805 Phone 0 0 METROPOLITAN C 0 U N C I L