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Santa Fe public works committee postpones living-wage ordinance to allow more business survey data
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The Public Works and Utilities Committee of the City of Santa Fe voted to postpone consideration of a proposed amendment to the city's living-wage ordinance so members could review additional business-community survey results.
The Public Works and Utilities Committee of the City of Santa Fe voted to postpone consideration of a proposed amendment to the city's living-wage ordinance after committee members said they wanted more data from the business community before advancing the measure.
Councilor Lee Garcia, who pulled the item from the consent agenda, asked the committee to delay action so the city could receive and review a feasibility study and business survey being prepared by the Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce. “I would be in favor of holding this back just because we need to ensure that this work is done at the committee level,” Garcia said.
Rod Gould, senior adviser and public engagement coordinator, told the committee the city's online survey had 545 responses at the time of…
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