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Mayor Melvin Carter
Melvin Carter is the 46th, and first African-American mayor of the City of Saint Paul, Minnesota’s Capital City.
A fifth-generation Saint Paul resident, Mayor Carter leads with an unapologetic equity agenda. Since taking office in 2018, his accomplishments include raising the city’s minimum wage to $15/hour; tripling free programs in rec centers; eliminating late fines in public libraries; reestablishing an Affordable Housing Trust Fund; expanding immigrant & refugee support resources, and launching an Office of Financial Empowerment. One signature initiative is CollegeBound Saint Paul, Mayor Carter’s plan to start every child born in the city with a $50 College Savings Account, starting January 1, 2020.
City Council
As the legislative body, the City Council is responsible for setting City policy through ordinances and resolutions. The Council also has sole responsibility for adopting the City’s budget. The Council legislates by passing Ordinances which become City laws. The Council also makes performance auditing decisions and monitors the operation and performance of city agencies and holds regular oversight hearings on city departments to determine how programs are working and whether budgeted funds are being spent well. In its decision-making roles, the City Council actively involves the public through its weekly public meetings.
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Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi, City of Saint Paul and community partners to celebrate the construction kick-off of the Wakan Tipi Center
Wakan Tipi Awanyankapi, the City of Saint Paul and community partners will join together on Mon., May 20 at 11:30 a.m. to celebrate the construction kick-off of the Wakan Tipi Center, a Native-led cultural and environmental interpretive center located on the west end of Bruce Vento Nature Sanctuary, a 27-acre nature preserve east of downtown Saint Paul.
Read MoreCity of Saint Paul, community partners to host Hmong Plaza celebration on May 18
The City of Saint Paul and Minnesota China Friendship Garden Society invite members of the public to attend an event to celebrate the opening of the Hmong Plaza, the first feature of Phase II in the Saint Paul- Changsha China Friendship Garden on Saturday, May 18 from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Phalen Regional Park.
Read MoreSummer Camp & Activity Registration
2024 Saint Paul Parks & Recreation summer registration is open.
Read MoreCity of Saint Paul Rental Rehab Loan Program is Now Open
The Housing and Redevelopment Authority (HRA) of the City of Saint Paul is now accepting intake forms on a first come, first serve basis from responsible landlords who are interested in making repairs to their rental properties.
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