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of the City of Petaluma, California
RESOLUTION OF THE PETALUMA CITY COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF
A LIVING WAGE PROPOSAL FOR THE COUNTY OF SONOMA
WHEREAS, the California minimum wage has not kept pace with the cost of living in
Sonoma County; and
WHEREAS, if annually adjusted for inflation since the 1960s, the California minimum
wage would be more than $11.91 per hour; and
WHEREAS, the current California minimum wage of $9.00 per hour is scheduled to
increase to $10.00 per hour on .January 1, 2016; and
WHEREAS, the current and scheduled future California minimum wages are insufficient
to raise working families above the poverty line in Sonoma County, and an actual living or self-
sufficiency wage for Sonoma County for two parents, each working full time and with two
children, is $20.52 per hour; and
WHEREAS, in response to these challenges, more than 140 cities, counties and other
public agencies have implemented living wage ordinances, including 33 in California, including
locally the counties of Marin and San Francisco and the cities of Sebastopol (2003), Sonoma
(2004) and Petaluma (3006): and
WHEREAS. the current living wage for the City ol'Petaluma is $13.66 with medical
benefits and $15.33 without medical benefits: and
WHEREAS, the City of Petahtma has persevered in implementing its living wage
ordinance, notwithstanding resulting budget challenges, because of the importance of providing a
living wage to employees of City contractors providing services to the public: and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Petaluma supports a Living Wage Ordinance for the County of Sonoma that mandates a $15.00
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per hour living wage for workers employed by the County, large County contractors and firms
receiving economic development assistance or leasing County property; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Petaluma recognizes the budget
challenges that a living wage ordinance will present to the County of Sonoma, and encourages
the County to move towards full implementation as expeditiously as is feasible.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter ol'said City.
REFERENCE: 1 hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the f)pproyed as to
Council ol'the City of Pataluma [It a Regular meeting on the I" day of December. f In:
1014. by the liilloteing tote:
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AN Barrett. Mawr Glass. I-larris, I-lealt, Vice Mawr Kearney, Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: Albertson
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