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Council adopts ordinance aligning Chapter 224 with state law; members pledge to revisit youth wage '90-day' rate next year
Summary
The council adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 224 to match state law changes. Councilmembers used the public hearing to highlight concerns about a 90-day reduced youth rate for 14- to 17-year-olds and expressed interest in eliminating it as a 2026 priority, but no amendment was adopted.
The City Council adopted final passage of Ordinance 25505, amending Chapter 224 of the legislative code to align city rules with recent state law changes.
Council members used the hearing to discuss the separate policy issue of youth wages. Council Member Johnson thanked Council Member Yang for raising youth-wage concerns at a prior meeting and urged the council to…
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