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Approval of slate of candidates for three-year terms on the HHS Board of Directors
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Resolution:
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BE IT RESOLVED, that the Hennepin County Board of Commissioners approves the nominations to the Hennepin Healthcare System, Inc., Board of Directors of Jennell Bilek, Mitchell Davis, Connie Delaney and Kyle Makarios to fill three-year terms beginning on January 1, 2024 and ending on December 31, 2027.
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Background:
The Executive and Governance Committee of the HHS Board is charged with nominating a slate of candidates for membership on the HHS Board of Directors. If approved, the HHS Board shall forward this recommended slate of candidates on to the County Board for its consideration.
Section 7.6 of the HHS Bylaws provide in part as follows:
For vacancies in a Non-County Position that occur because of expiring terms, the Governance Committee shall nominate a slate of candidates of a number at least sufficient to fill all expiring terms of directors (as well as any vacancies). The Governance Committee shall, whenever feasible, meet at least two (2) months prior to the annual meeting of the Board of Directors for the purpose of nominating individuals to fill expiring vacant director positions.
The Executive and Governance Committee, through a formal Nomination Committee, published public notice in January of 2023 that a vacancy of the Board would occur in 2024. In addition, the HHS Board continuously looks for interest from people who appear to have the personal skills, experience and background to be contributing members of the HHS Board of Directors. Through this process a number of candidates were solicited and considered. Four proposed members, Jennell Bilek, Mitchell Davis, Connie Delaney and Kyle Makarios, were nominated following the Executive and Governance Committee meeting on September 27, 2023. The slate was considered by the full HHS Board on October 25, 2023, and is recommended for consideration and approval by t...
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