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St. Paul public hearing draws long line of renters, workers calling for charter change to allow civil administrative citations
Summary
City Council opened a public hearing on a charter amendment to allow civil administrative citations to enforce municipal ordinances; speakers — renters, labor groups and small-business owners — urged the change and council members laid the proposal over for final action on Jan. 22.
The St. Paul City Council opened a public hearing on Jan. 15 on ordinance 25-2, a proposed charter amendment to allow the city to use civil administrative citations to enforce local ordinances such as minimum wage, earned sick and safe time and wage-theft rules.
Supporters told the council they want a faster, noncriminal enforcement tool that would recover wages and compel property owners and employers to comply with city rules. Council President Jalali said the charter change would correct an oversight in the charter and that any uses of the new authority would require…
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