Legislative background.
Saint Paul Administrative Code § 26.01
in effectSec. 26.01. - Legislative background.
In 1978 Congress passed an act which amended the present Age Discrimination Act. This new law provides that as of January 1, 1979, the city can no longer require mandatory retirement for its employees at age sixty-five (65). However, this act also provides that it is not unlawful to have a mandatory retirement age under age seventy (70) if age is a bona fide occupational qualification reasonably necessary to the normal operation of the particular business, or where differentiation is based upon reasonable factors other than age. Pursuant to the provisions of this law, the city council has held a hearing to determine whether a mandatory retirement age of sixty-five (65) for uniformed fire employees is a bona fide occupational qualification.
(Ord. No. 16591, 10-18-79)
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_TITIIIOFEM_CH26MARENIDIFIDE_S26.01LEBAFetched: 11/1/2026