1997 St. Paul Ordinance Requiring Living Wages for Projects using Government Assistance

The document discusses the Living Wage Ordinance implemented in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1997. It mandates that recipients of city economic development assistance of $100,000 or more pay their employees a living wage, defined as 110% of the federal poverty level for a family of four, currently around $8.83 an hour. Additionally, the ordinance requires that at least 60% of new jobs created through such assistance be filled by St. Paul residents.