Motion made and
approved
by the City Council to direct staff to prepare necessary documents
to implement an $11.50 living wage for city workers and return for
approval as soon as possible; as to contract employees, direct staff
to prepare the necessary documents and return for approval of
implementation no later than January, 2005; funds are to come out of
the $300,000 set aside for employee benefits, wage not applicable to
apprenticeship or internship positions that are normally excluded in
labor negotiations by mutual consent; applicable to contracts that
have a $50,000 floor for services, not goods; non-profits and
governmental agencies to be exempt from the wage; and living wage to
be subject to cost of living adjustments in years that the City
provides a cost of living adjustment to its employees.