Saint Paul Minimum Wage Increase Exploration
At a glance
Based on uploaded (human-made) captions. Figures are the presenters' claims and are not verified here.
- What: Councilmember Kim's office is exploring a Saint Paul minimum wage increase through stakeholder engagement.
- Where it stands: early outreach; no proposal, ordinance or study contract yet.
- Next: none scheduled in the record.
Key points
- Councilmember Kim said the office will engage labor groups, families and other stakeholders and invited residents to contact the office.
- Kim noted the last minimum wage study cost about $150,000, which is not available, so the office will use a low-cost, people-first approach modeled on the tree ordinance process.
- Background: the affordability briefing urged raising the local minimum wage (see Saint Paul Affordability Gap).
Sources
- 2026-10-14 - Policy Committee (uploaded captions)
- https://stpaul.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Discussion time
About 2 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 - Policy Committee | 2 |
Log
- 2026-10-14 - Policy Committee - Councilmember Kim outlined outreach to explore a minimum wage increase.