Susan Segal Honorary Resolution
By: Bender, Reich, Gordon, Fletcher, Cunningham, Ellison, Warsame, Goodman, Jenkins, Cano, Schroeder, Johnson, and Palmisano HONORING SUSAN SEGAL FOR HER SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS Whereas: Susan Segal was first appointed City Attorney in February 2008, nominated by Mayor R.T. Rybak, and was reappointed to a total of six terms, serving under three Mayors, two Council Presidents and twenty-nine Council Members during her tenure; and Whereas: Ms. Segal takes great pride in the amazing, skilled staff of the Office of City Attorney, which she rightly states is the best public law and prosecution office anywhere; and Whereas: Ms. Segal has led numerous successful, high-profile and significant legal matters on behalf of the City of Minneapolis, including defending Ranked-Choice Voting System before the Minnesota Supreme Court, the successful litigation and merger of the Police and Fire Relief Associations into the State pension system, representing the City’s Elections & Voter Services Division during the Franken-Coleman election recount and defending the City’s Minimum Wage, Sick & Safe Time, and Section 8 ordinances, among many others; and Whereas: Ms. Segal has demonstrated her dedication to the prevention of domestic violence with the Minneapolis model for a coordinated response, placing a priority on this work in her office, with a talented and dedicated domestic violence team that increased conviction rates in domestic cases by fifty percent and shortened charging times and the number of gone-on-arrival cases that are charged; and Whereas: Ms. Segal instituted the outreach program which provided proactive follow-up by a family therapist and a specially trained police officer for families in violent crime hot spots to offer services where a 911 call coded for domestic violence had been made, but no criminal case resulted, and in 2020 a new program will be initiated to support community-based, culturally specific resources for families to help avoid the need for a call to law enforcement; and Whereas: Ms.
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