St. Paul Council Member Johnson plans family leave to welcome first child

St Paul City Council Member Cheniqua Johnson who chairs the city s Housing and Redevelopment Authority plans to step back from her role for weeks while she s on family clinical leave welcoming her first child Johnson on Friday revealed unless her newborn son comes early she plans to attend the council s Dec meeting remotely to vote on the city s budget two days before her due date She also plans to attend the city council s Truth in Taxation hearing at p m Tuesday which she may also participate in remotely Related Articles St Paul to allow trash cart sharing under conditions St Paul asks for pause on million suit over building permits St Paul City Council President Rebecca Noecker to run for Ramsey County Board St Paul City Council bans cryptocurrency kiosks St Paul City Council simplifies standards in mixed-use zoning areas My plans are to be in attendance for both unless I m in evolving labor she explained on Friday I m really excited for my son and I m joining the multiple moms that we have on the council While she s on anatomical leave HRA Vice Chair Saura Jost will lead HRA meetings and Council President Rebecca Noecker will fill in for Johnson on the St Paul Authority which in the past few days welcomed back Nelsie Yang from her second maternity leave since joining the council Johnson s legislative aide Melanie Johnson will be her proxy on the Heading Home Ramsey committee an interagency collaborative that focuses on homelessness and mental physical condition issues where the council member serves as vice chair Jost will fill in for her on the Full Stack St Paul committee which seeks to draw and retain the system sector in St Paul