A quick West St. Paul City Council meeting swearing in a new police officer, approving a liquor license for Betty’s kitchen, tweaking the committee appointment process, and getting an early look at the 2024 budget.

A quick West St. Paul City Council meeting swearing in a new police officer, approving a liquor license for Betty’s kitchen, tweaking the committee appointment process, and getting an early look at the 2024 budget.
West St. Paul volunteer committees have five open slots that will be filled by City Council and the mayor in the coming months.
West St. Paul’s City Council changed law firms for city attorney services for the first time in nearly 30 years. They also discussed an occupancy extension for Net Ministries, with some pushback from a former Council member.
While the regular West St. Paul City Council meeting was cut short due to an emergency declaration and curfew, the work session included heated debate on the Black Lives Matter mural.
There’s not a lot on the regular meeting agenda for the West St. Paul City Council, though important conversations will happen during the Open Council Work Session (OCWS), including potentially creating a new committee and a resolution to support AT&T union employees.
The West St. Paul City Council had little on the regular meeting agenda, but did approve a new committee appointment process, learn about Crusader Ave. construction in 2022, and a new pool contract with the YMCA. A council member also took heat for recent comments at the virtual town hall.