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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Duluth Communications Office
Mayor Roger J. Reinert
411 West First Street • Duluth, Minnesota 55802 • www.duluthmn.gov
For more information, please call 218-730-5309
DATE: 7/28/2016
SUBJECT: Applicants Sought for Duluth Earned Sick and Safe Time Taskforce
BY: Pakou Ly, Communications Office

Applicants Sought for Duluth Earned Sick and Safe Time Taskforce

 

[Duluth, MN] - On July 18, 2016, the Duluth City Council approved a resolution to create a taskforce to study the policies, best practices and potential impacts of Earned Sick and Safe Time. The 11 member Taskforce will complete its work over the next 12 months. The taskforce will be comprised of the following: Citizen-at-large (2 members), Labor organization; Hospitality industry; Public Health professional; economic development organization; Human Resources professional; organization assisting working families; domestic violence or sexual assault advocacy professional; Business community (2 members) 

 

The Duluth City Council Earned Sick and Safe Time Task force is accepting applications from now until the close of business day on Monday, August 8, 2016.  


Interested persons can email Council President, Zack Filipovich at zfilipovich@duluthmn.gov with detailed contact information, brief background as it relates to Sick and Safe Time, and other relevant information such as responses to the following:

 1. Why are you interested in serving on the ESST task force?

 2. What voice(s) do you feel you will represent on the ESST task force?

 3. What is your understanding of the purpose and direction of the ESST task force?

 4. What do you see as the primary responsibility of members of the ESST task force?

 5. Please provide a brief outline of your education, volunteer, work and life experience.  What kills, resources and expertise do you possess that will most benefit the ESST task force?

 6. What professional or personal constraints on your time might interfere with your service?

 7. Please provide an example of when you effectively collaborated with people from different social, economic or cultural backgrounds.

 

Council President Filipovich will then meet individually with applicants over the next few weeks and will make his final decisions after consulting with members of the City Council.  

 

Questions can be directed to Council President Filipovich at 218-393-0212 or by email at zfilipovich@duluthmn.gov

 

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