Report to Mayor and City Council
Tuesday, December 19, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER RESOLUTION NOS. 23-189 AND 23-190 INCREASING THE MINIMUM WAGE FOR CITY OF CARSON EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA STATE LAW (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
This item is to approve increasing the hourly minimum wage for City of Carson part-time employees, mandated by California law, which requires a one-time increase to the State minimum wage from $15.50 per hour to $16.00 per hour, by January 1, 2024.
Resolution No. 23-189 (Exhibit No. 1) and Resolution No. 23-190 (Exhibit No. 2) are being presented to averages are negative the City Council for consideration. The adoption of these resolutions would increase the minimum wage for City of Carson part-time employees from $15.50 to $16.00 per hour. There are also increases to the steps of the affected salary ranges.
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
1. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 23-189, "A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF CARSON CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SALARY RANGES FOR AFSCME 809 UNCLASSIFIED, PART-TIME, HOURLY CLASSIFICATIONS TO INCREASE THE HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE TO $16.00, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024."
2. WAIVE further reading and ADOPT Resolution No. 23-190, A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON CALIFORNIA, AMENDING THE SALARY RANGES FOR UNCLASSIFIED, PART-TIME, UNREPRESENTED, HOURLY CLASSIFICATIONS TO INCREASE THE HOURLY MINIMUM WAGE TO $16.00, EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2024."
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III. ALTERNATIVES
The City Council may take any other action deemed appropriate.
IV. BACKGROUND
One of the protections of the California minimum wage law is an annual review of the wage rate using the U.S. Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (U.S. CPI-W). The Department of Finance calculated that the U.S. CPI-W increased by 6.16 percent for the period from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, compared to the prior 12-month period. The minimum wage increases each year...
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