Powers and duties.
Saint Paul Administrative Code § 112.05
in effectSec. 112.05. - Powers and duties.
The commission shall act in an advisory capacity to the mayor and city council in all policy and budget matters pertaining to reparations within the city through the following activities:
(a) Shall be empowered to make short, medium and long-term policy, program and budget recommendations to specifically address the creation and sustainment of generational wealth for the American Descendants of Chattel Slavery and to boost economic mobility and opportunity in the American Descendants of Chattel Slavery community;
(b) Shall establish a work plan annually which will serve to notify city officials of the commission's priorities and activities;
(c) Shall develop time-based evaluations of city expenditures using quality of life metrics as indicators of progress on reparations;
(d) Review and advise on city programming and budgeting related to reparations;
(e) Serve as an expert for reparations policies and actions within the city; and
(f) Conduct all business in such a manner as to encourage and utilize maximum citizen participation.
(Ord 22-52, § 1, 1-4-23)
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_CH112SAPAREACCORECO_S112.05PODUFetched: 11/1/2026