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RESOLVED, t at th Council of the City of Saint Paul oes
hereby confirm t e app intment by the Mayor of Benno W. Sale ski
to the posl,tion f Ass ' stant to the Mayor, to be effective pon
passage , approva , and publication of this resolution.
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F R 0 M � C Q t"(1[Tt l t 22 O h RULES AND POLICY
No�ember 1 , 198
. C H A I R Victor J. Tedesco
The Rules a d Poli y Committee, at its November 21 , 1986, meeting
recor�mended to the City Council approval of the appointment of
Mr. �enno W Salew ki as an Assistant to the. Mayor. �
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Council Presid nt Vi tor Tedesco
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7th Floor City Hall
Saint Paul, Mi nesot 55102
Dear President Tedes o and Council Members :
Attached is a ouncil Resolution appointing Benno W. Salews i
as an AsSista to e Mayor. Also attached is Mr. Salewsk' ' s
resume.
I am app inti Mr. Salewski to the position formerly held
by Maure�n Warren. r. Salewski will be joining the City' s
intergov�rnme tal r lations team in representing the City
at the State egisl ture. He will also be responsible for
variety of ot er in ergovernmental relations , including wor
with federal, state and local governments, the U. S. Confere ce
of Mayors and trie N tional League of Cities.
Mr. Salewski as se ected from a group of more than 60
applicants. 11 ap lications were submitted to the City' s
Personnel Off 'ce an were screened by the Personnel staff
according to he mi imum qualifications for the position.
Joining me in candi ate interviews were Peter Hames,
Diane Lynch a d Ste e Proeschel.
Mr. Salewski ore t an meets the minimum qualifications. A
you will see n his resume, he has more than ten years of
lobbying expe ience. He has worked extensively with local
elected offic' als a d is a lawyer. Finally, he received
enthusia��stic ecomm ndations from the many references which
I contac'ted.
Because I!,the 1 gisla ive session will begin in six weeks, I
request '�,that is ap ointment be given priority consideratio
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City Council mbers page 2 November 14 , 1986
by the City Co ncil.
Your app$'oval f the attached resolution is respectfully
requesteg.
Very truly yo s ,
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Georg atime
Mayor
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BENNO W. SALE�VSKI
1 725 Portland Avenue South #301
Burnsville, MN 55337
' (612) 892 3266 • '
October 14, 1986
Personnel Office
Room 265, City Ha 1 �
St. Paul, MN 5510
Dear Sir or Madam
Your ad in th Octob r 13 Minneapolis Tribune described your need for chief
lobbyist and'',inter-g vernme tal relations specialist.
My el ven ye rs of xperience in governmental relations, which have i cluded
work with a trade ssociat on, a respected law firm, and a state-wide citize lobby
organization,, should enable me to contribute to the success of St. Paul's leg slative
efforts. '
Here is what can of er St. Paul:
o Proven eff etivene s as a lobbyist at both the state and local levels;
� o Experience researc ing, developing, editing, and producing public poli
papers;
o Experience in coo dinating and staffing boards, committees, and ta
forces;
o Broad expe ience i working with a wide range of community groups a
programs; `
o Experience in supe vising paid staff, interns, and volunteer staff.
My resy�me is nclosed I look forward to meeting with you, at your conve ience,
to discuss m',� quali ications for this position further.
Sincerely yours,
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Benno Salews �
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;� BENNO W. SALEWSKI
14 25 Portland Avenue South #301
Burnsville, MN 55337
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EXPEBIENCE
10/83 - 9/86 Dir tor o Public Affairs Minnea oUs, MN
� NESOT ASSOCIATiON OF HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Ma ager of legislative and regulatory relati�ns for a trade a sociation
rep esentin 250 long-term care facilities in Minnesota.
Res onsibil ties rncluded directing the Association's legisl tive and
ad inisuat ve iobbying prograr��; d:aftir,� le�;s2ation; : c.uiti^g,
I sup rvising, and training associate lobbyist and regulatory attorney;
edi 'ng an publication of Association policy statements an position
pap rs; pu lication of weekly legislative update newslett r during
leg' lative sessions; coordinating and staffing Associatian s policy
co mittees and task forces; managing Association's politic 1 action
co mittee.
10/81 - 10/83 Ass' t for Government Affairs Minnea olis, MN
LA KIN, OFFMAN, DALY AND LINGftEN, LTD.
Lo yist f r law firm representing interests of business nd trade
ass ciatio before the Minnesota Legislature, state agen ies, the
� He nepin ounty Board, and the Minneapolis City Council.
R.es onsibi ies included establishing and maintaining working relation-
shi with 1 gislators, agency personnel, Hennepin County Com issioners,
and Minne polis aldermen and their staffs; drafting and onitoring
leg' lation; preparing weekly and monthly legislative reports.
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?/75 - 9/81 ' �c utive irector Iviinnea ons, MN
JO T RE GIOIIS LEGISLA'T'IVE COALITION -
Dir eted a tatewide lobby agency sponsored by the Minnesot Council
of Church s, the Minnesota Catholic Conference, and th Jewish
Co munity Relations Council Anti-Defamation League whose program
'�, inc ded le islation in energy, housing, human services, health, land use
and minori issues.
R onsibil ties included acting as chief Iobbyist for the oalition;
dra ting 1 islation; recruiting, training and coordinating olunteer
lob yists; irecting the Coalition's research program and e iting its
po y stat ents; developing the Coalition's citizens' lobby org ization;
, p ning a coordinating educational programs and workshops planning
and execut ng annual legislative conferences.
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BENNO i6N. SALEWSKI
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1963 - I975 ' Cl man
St. John' Lutheran Church, Stewartville, Minnesota, 963-1966;
Un versity utheran Student Center, University of Minnesota, 966-1974;
an Redee er Lutheran Church, Owatonna, Minnesota, 1974 February
1975.
1966 - 1975 Dic ctor o Public Relations Minnea olis, MN
M NESOT SOUTH DISTRICT, LUTHERAN CHURCH - ISSOURI
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Re ponsibil ties included managing all media relations for th district;
pro ucing ews releases, news letters and magazine articles.
1961 - 1963 R istrar d Instructor in New Testament Greek Spri field, IL
�, CO CORD SEMINARY
�I Re ponsibil ties included acting as Admissions Officer for the eminary;
�� ma aging s udent academic records; teaching 1/3 academic 1 ad.
1959 - 1961 Sta f Assis t St. ouis, MO
BO RD F R HIGHEIt EDUCATION, LUTHERAN CHURCH - LSSOURI
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fte onsibil ties included research and administrative responsib lities for
the college and seminaries of the Lutheran Church - RZissou i Synod.
PROFESSIONAL
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VOLUNTEER
ACTIVITIES
1983 - Present Me ber, H nnepin County Bar Association
1983 - Present 1�1e ber, M nnesota Bar Association
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1983 - Present 'I Me ber, A ercian Society Association Executives
1981 - Present ' Me ber, M nnesota Government Relations Council
1979 - 1983 Boa d of D rectors, Management Assistance Program
1980 - 1982 Ad isory B ard, Community Resources Division of the Unite LNay of
Min eapolis Area
1978 - 1982 Ad isory B ard, Voluntary Action Center of Minneapolis
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BENNO W. SALEWSKI
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EDUCATION ' J.D , Willi Nlitchell College of Law (1983) St. aul, MN
Gr uate S udy, Concordia Seminary (1959 - 1961) St. ouis, MO
Th logical Diploma, Concordia Seminary (1959) Sprin field, IL
B.E E., Re selaer Polytechnic Institute (1951) roy, NY
MILITARY
EX��P.t�:ti CL
1951 - 1954 U.S S. JOY E (DER.317)
Ele tronics Officer, Communications Officer and Operations fficer of
a r dar pic et ship.
REFERENCES � Fur ished on request.
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