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North St. Paul council approves cleanup to special-event rules; church speakers ask for nonprofit exemptions on food-truck fees
Summary
Council approved an ordinance removing an outdated vendor-license requirement and clarified annual food-vendor permits and fire inspections. Representatives from St. Peter’s Catholic Church urged the council to preserve or exempt umbrella fees nonprofits use to fund events.
The North St. Paul City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that removes an inactive vendor-license requirement from the city’s special-event rules and clarifies the new annual food-vendor permit and fire-inspection process.
City Attorney Jeff Birkbeck told the council the change is a “cleanup ordinance” removing the old per-event vendor license while leaving in place a separate annual food-vendor permit required by the city’s fire department. Birkbeck said the permit is primarily tied to a fire safety inspection; food trucks must still hold county or state food-safety credentials and submit insurance and inspection documentation to the city.
The change reduces the number of approvals an event organizer must obtain, but it does not alter the separate annual fee the…
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