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I am wishing you and your loved ones the warmest holiday greetings. May this season bring you joy, peace, and an abundance of cherished moments.
I am grateful for the privilege of serving you, and I am committed to continuing our collaborative efforts in the year ahead. I hope you have a great holiday season and a New Year filled with good health, happiness, and fulfillment.
My office is aways available to serve constituent needs via phone (651-266-8359) or email (maryjo.mcguire@co.ramsey.mn.us).
Best wishes,
Mary Jo
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners celebrated the 25th anniversary of the Suburban Ramsey Family Collaborative (SRFC) at the Tuesday, Dec. 12, at the county board meeting. For more information on this amazing organization click here.
Ramsey County Board Workshops held over the last few weeks discussed topics such as:
You can access video recordings of these meetings as well as the materials shared by clicking here.
You can access materials and watch upcoming workshops live by clicking here.
The Ramsey County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved the 2024-2025 county budget. The budget was developed with a resident-centric focus by incorporating key learnings from the COVID-19 pandemic and extensive community feedback.
The 2024-25 biennial budget invests in both those served by the county and those providing services to the residents, businesses and visitors of Ramsey County. This includes making key investments in attracting and retaining top talent to work at the county to provide stellar service to residents. This also means investing in residents and businesses to meet the needs of the community and engaging and building trusting relationships with community to support healthy and safe communities for all.
More information located here.
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Saint Paul – Ramsey County Public Health has launched a pilot project to offer county residents a potentially life-saving drug that can reverse an opioid overdose. More information located here. |
 As part of his visit to Ramsey County for the National Association of Counties Fall Board Meeting, Senior White House Advisor Tom Perez met with young adults living in Ramsey County to hear first-hand the employment and training barriers they experienced during and since the COVID-19 pandemic and to learn how, with investments from the Biden-Harris Administration, the county and city of Saint Paul have been able to address these challenges with innovative, new paid workforce programs.
Full details on the visit can be found here
National Forward Together Symposium
 Ramsey County was proud to welcome the National Association of Minnesota Counties (NACo) Fall Board of Directors Meeting attendees!
Over three days, leaders from counties across the nation gathered as part of my leadership as NACo President, to explore innovative strategies to move counties Forward Together with a focus on connecting and building bridges, inspiring engagement in county government and leading intergovernmental partnerships.
Find out more about the meeting: naco.org/events/2023-fall-board-meeting
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I am grateful for all the attendees including US Senator Tina Smith who provided remarks.
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We had a great time touring the 3M Innovation Center, joined here with Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, 3M staff, Ling Becker from Ramsey County Workforce Solutions and Youth Works! program participants |
At the beginning of December, the Association of Minnesota Counties met for its annual conference. I was grateful to be serving this last year as President and look forward to the year ahead as the immediate Past-President. The Association of Minnesota Counties is a non-partisan organization dedicated to assisting Minnesota's 87 counties in achieving public service excellence. More info on AMC is located here.
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I am grateful to Governor Tim Walz speaking to our attendees.
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Joined with my fellow AMC Executive Board for 2024.
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Joined L to R: First Lady Gwen Walz, Gov. Walz, colleagues Commissioner's Mai Chong Xiong and Trista Martinson
Enjoyed attending the Annual Minnesota Hmong New Year. All are welcome to join in the celebration, with thousands of attendees, local and from around the world, hosted by United Hmong Family, Inc.
 Congratulations to the Guidant John Rose Minnesota Oval. Roseville’s John Rose Minnesota Oval has won first place in the USA Today contest for best ice skating rink, beating out 19 others. Congratulations! To learn more about their offerings.
"We don't accomplish anything in this world alone." - former US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor |
