At the recent Democratic Central Committee meeting someone brought forth the idea that the Fair Wage folks might be bringing the Fair Wage Act to the Eureka City Council, according to Matthew Owen.
He asked the city this question:
Can the Eureka City Council enact a higher minimum wage or does this have to go to a vote?
City Clerk Pam Powell's response:
Yes, if three councilmembers wanted to enact a minimum wage ordinances, they could adopt an ordinance. The Mayor could veto the ordiance and then it would have to have to be enacted with a 4/5th vote.
She added:
She added:
They can ask a councilmember to put it on the agenda. If three councilmembers want it on the agenda they could put it on for consideration.
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