Raise city minimum wage to $12.30 per hour by 2017

Minimum WageGovernance

In Plain English

Richmond currently follows the state minimum wage of $10 per hour. If approved, businesses in Richmond must pay workers at least $12.30 per hour starting in 2017. This affects restaurant workers, retail employees, and other hourly jobs across the city.

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Votes

Adopt an ordinance increasing the minimum wage in the City of Richmond to $12.30 an hour by 2017

Moved by: Vice Mayor BecklesSeconded by: Councilmember Myrick

Continue the item for four weeks to allow the small businesses to address the City Council and direct the city manager to complete an analysis of the impacts of minimum wage, and to take the appropriate steps to notify all small business in the City of Richmond that the item was on the agenda

Moved by: Councilmember RogersSeconded by: Councilmember Bates

Conduct a study session May 6, 2014, and address the changes to some language in the proposed ordinance and hear from the city manager regarding outreach and his analysis report

Moved by: Mayor McLaughlinSeconded by: Vice Mayor Beckles

Passed

4 to 3

McLaughlinAye

BecklesAye

BoozéNay

BatesNay

MyrickAye

ButtAye

RogersNay