3/23/2023 - Appointment InformationERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
P.O. BOX 145474
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-5474 WWW.SLCMAYOR.COM
TEL 801-535-7704
CITY COUNCIL TRANSMITTAL
______________________________ Date Received: 3/23/2023
Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff
Date Sent to Council: 3/23/2023
TO: Salt Lake City Council DATE 3/23/2023
Darin Mano, Chair
FROM: Rachel Otto, Chief of Staff
Office of the Mayor
SUBJECT: Board Re-Appointment Recommendation: Sister Cities Board
STAFF CONTACT:
DOCUMENT TYPE:
April Patterson
April.Patterson@slcgov.com
Board Re-Appointment Recommendation: Sister Cities
Board
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends the Council consider the
recommendation in the attached letter from the Mayor and re-appoint Sheri Sorensen as non-
voting member of the Sister Cities Board.
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ERIN MENDENHALL
Mayor
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
P.O. BOX 145474
451 SOUTH STATE STREET, ROOM 306
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84114-5474 WWW.SLCMAYOR.COM
TEL 801-535-7704
March 23, 2023
Salt Lake City Council
451 S State Street Room 304
PO Box 145476
Salt Lake City, UT 84114
Dear Council Member Mano,
Listed below is my recommendation for the membership re-appointment for Sister Cities Board.
Sheri Sorensen to be re-appointed as a non-voting member for a year term starting from the
date of City Council consent and sending on Tuesday, July 6, 2027.
I respectfully ask for your consideration and support for this appointment.
Respectfully,
Erin Mendenhall, Mayor
cc: file
DEPARTMENT of ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ERIN MENDENHALL
MAYOR LORENA RIFFO JENSON
DIRECTOR
TO: Mayor Mendenhall
FROM: Katie Matheson, Salt Lake City Economic Development
RE: Sister Cities Advisory Board Appointment Recommendation
Dear Mayor Mendenhall:
The Department of Economic Development would like to recommend Sheri Sorensen as a
reappointed non -voting member of the Sister Cities Advisory Board.
Ms. Sorensen was an active member of the Sister Cities program and the Board Chair prior to
the board's pause during the pandemic. She feels strongly about equity and inclusion in our
community and has loved lending her time and talents to support various organizations over
the years, including: Utah Families Foundation, Olympic Committee, Winter Games, Spe cial
Olympics, and the Sister Cities program to name a few.
The Department believes Ms. Sorensen’s institutional knowledge would be an invaluable
asset in strengthening and developing the Sister Cities program moving forward, and
supports her re-appointment to the Sister Cities Advisory Board.
Please find enclosed her application and resume and feel free to reach out if you have any
further questions.
Sincerely,
Katie Matheson
Marketing and Research Manager
Liaison to the Sister Cities Advisory Board
Salt Lake City Department of Economic Development