1.1                          A bill for an act 
  1.2             relating to the city of St. Paul; changing the 
  1.3             membership and appointment process of the citizen 
  1.4             review panel for neighborhood investments from the 
  1.5             city's part of the sales tax; amending Laws 1998, 
  1.6             chapter 389, article 8, section 37, subdivision 2. 
  1.7   BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: 
  1.8      Section 1.  Laws 1998, chapter 389, article 8, section 37, 
  1.9   subdivision 2, is amended to read: 
  1.10     Subd. 2.  [APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.] The citizen review 
  1.11  panel must consist of 17 members, each of whom represents one of 
  1.12  the district councils consists of three residents from each of 
  1.13  the seven city council wards, for a total of 21 members.  The 
  1.14  mayor must appoint the members, and the appointments are subject 
  1.15  to confirmation by a majority vote of the city council.  Before 
  1.16  making the appointments, the mayor shall consult on each 
  1.17  appointment with each state legislator representing a 
  1.18  legislative district that contains at least one precinct in the 
  1.19  ward from which the appointment is being made.  Members serve 
  1.20  for a term of four years.  Elected officials and employees of 
  1.21  the city are ineligible to serve as members of the panel. 
  1.22     Sec. 2.  [EFFECTIVE DATE.] 
  1.23     Section 1 is effective the day following final enactment 
  1.24  and applies to appointments made after that date.