Committee appointments and intoxicating THC ordinances took center stage at the West St. Paul City Council, plus the city made Juneteenth an official holiday.

Committee appointments and intoxicating THC ordinances took center stage at the West St. Paul City Council, plus the city made Juneteenth an official holiday.
West St. Paul City Council will make appointments to city committees, hold a public hearing on intoxicating THC licensing, and officially recognize Juneteenth as a holiday.
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.
The West St. Paul City Council approved a resolution encouraging mask wearing, ran into confusion over prevailing wage requirements on city projects, and took the first step to reduce the number of required public hearings.
With the omicron variant of COVID-19 surging, West St. Paul City Council will consider enforcing a mask mandate. Other agenda items include ordinance changes to require fewer public hearings and allow free-standing solar power units, as well as appointing residents to city committees.