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DAY OF THE ELECTION — Monday, July 21st 2008 <br />8:00 a.m. -- 12:00 p.m. <br />• Screening Board (SB) — A screening board will be responsible for screening all applicants <br />who wish to be participating members of the GEARS Committee. The SB will submit no <br />more than three candidates from each of the six geographic districts: Anoka Dakota, North <br />Hennepin, South Hennepin, Ramsey and Washington. <br />• The Screening Board is made up of mayors of cities with the largest populations from the six <br />designated geographic areas who are not running for the GEARS committee. <br />o Anoka — TBA <br />o Dakota — Burnsville: Mayor Elizabeth Kautz <br />o I Iennepin — South: Bloomington: Mayor Gene Winsted & North: Brooklyn Center <br />Tim Willson <br />o Ramsey — Maplewood: Mayor Diana Longrie <br />o Washington — Cottage Grove: Mayor Sandra Shiely <br />12:00 — 1:30 — Lunch (additional screening time if necessary and SB deliberation) <br />{Transition from the League Building to the Capitol) <br />2:00 — 3:00 p.Jn. <br />• Election of Gears Members — All elected officials will report to room 123 of the State <br />Capitol. There will be a brief welcome and introduction followed by all cities breaking up into <br />groups by counties. <br />o Room 107 - Ramsey County City Delegation <br />o Room 112 — Dakota County City Delegation <br />o Room 15 — Anoka County City Delegation <br />o Room 123 — North and South Hennepin County City Delegation <br />o Room 318 — Washington County City Delegation <br />• City Deliberation — The chosen candidates will be introduced and allowed to give a brief <br />introduction and rationale for his /her appointment. A brief Q & A session will be moderated <br />by staff, with a secret written ballot process to follow. <br />• Who is Allowed to VOTE — <br />o Each city in attendance will have one vote — <br />• Example: Each City in Anoka County will have one vote and be voting for the <br />Anoka County Representative on the GEARS Committee in room 15 of the <br />Capitol. <br />o The city must name its delegate voter on the RSVP card <br />The candidate who receives the most votes in each geographic district wins. <br />METRO <br />Ping.CITIES <br />�+ &au.,oww., <br />4 <br />Contact Information <br />Sarah Erickson <br />651-215-4003 <br />sarah(ulamm 145.org <br />June 20, 2008 <br />