Declaration of policy.
Saint Paul Administrative Code § 110.01
in effectSec. 110.01. - Declaration of policy.
The city council finds that changing economic conditions, government policies and a variety of other factors have resulted in a substantial increase in the number of homeless persons in the City of Saint Paul and in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. On behalf of the people of Saint Paul, the council acknowledges that as a matter of social justice every person is entitled to decent, safe and sanitary shelter. While it recognizes the salutary efforts of a number of private agencies, the council finds that there is a need for oversight and coordination, at both the local and regional levels, of the efforts to provide overnight shelter to homeless persons. The council hereby declares that it shall be the public policy of the City of Saint Paul to assume those oversight and coordination responsibilities within the city and to exercise, in partnership with the private sector and other metropolitan units of government, its best efforts to secure adequate overnight shelter for all homeless persons.
(Ord. No. 17292, § 1, 9-17-85)
Source: City of Saint Paul, Minnesota, City Charter, Legislative Code and Administrative Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/st._paul/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIIIADCO_TITVCOCO_CH110OVSHBO_S110.01DEPOFetched: 11/1/2026