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RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, NIIl�TNESOTA
Presented By
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has endorsed and encouraged its employees to
participate in professional organizations established to promote excellence in post-secondary
education; and
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5 WHEREAS, the General Advisory Counsel of the Saint Paul College advises the
6 president of the College on policy, management and budgetary mattexs and the College provides
7 a link to the workforce, economic development and education interests of the City; and
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WHEREAS, Saint Paul College was recently accepted into the Academic Quality
Improvement Program (AQIP); and
WHEREAS, AQIP is an alternative process through which an already accredited
institution can maintain its accreditaxion from the Higher Learning Commission of the North
Central Associafion of Colleges and Schools, and as a result, Saint Paul College is now required
to send a team to an AQIP Strategy Forum to be held in Chicago, Illinois on May 17-20, 2006;
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WHEREAS, City employee Readus Fletcher is currently Chairman of the General
Advisory Counsel serving at the request of the Mayor, and as his role as Chairman, he has been
invited to attend this Strategy Forum; and
i30W, TFiEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the City of Saint Paul hereby accepts a
donation from the Saint Paul College to pay far Mr. Fletcher's travel costs and hotel and food
expenses and that such donation shall be deemed to be a gift to the City in compliance within the
meaning of Sections 41.03 and Chapter 41 of the Administrative Code; and
FURTHER RESOLVED, that this donation to pay for the expenses of Readus Fletcher to
attend the AQIP Strategy Forum is determined to be for a public purpose.
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Action Requested:
Authorization to receive a donation from St. Paul College for a City Employee to participate in an Insritutional accreditation process.
necommenoanons� qppro�e (v,) or H
Planning Commission
CIB Committee
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1. Has this persoNfirm e�er worked under a corrtract for this department?
Yes No
2. Has this persoNfirm e�er been a city employee?
Yes No
3 Does this persoNfirm possess a skill rrot nortnally possessed by any
cumeM city employee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers on separete sheet and attach to green sheet
Initiating Problem, lssues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
St. Paul College of MnSCU must participate in an ongoing Accreditation Program of the Higher Learning Commission of the Nortl
Central Associarion of Colleges and Schools. The Chancellor of MnSCU, the President, certain faciliry staff and the Chair of the
General Advisory Coucil (GAC) are expected to attend the Academic Quality Improvment Program (AIQP) in Chicago on 5/ll- SY
The donation will allow Readus Fletcher, Chair of GAC, to attend. �
AdvanWges IfApproved:
DisadvanWges HApproved:
None.
Disadvantaqes If NotApproved:
St. Paul College will not be able to have iYs Chair Person of GAC to participate in the program.
lotal Amount of
Transaction:
Funding Souroe: WA
Financiallnfortnation: N/A
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Cost/Revenue Budgeted:
Activity Number: nJ/A
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