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Council orders staff to draft self‑checkout staffing ordinance after heated public testimony
Summary
City Council directed the city attorney to draft an ordinance establishing staffing and operational standards for self‑checkout at Long Beach grocery and drug stores, reflecting option 4 from staff analysis and a council amendment requiring public signage and a private right of action.
The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday voted to direct the city attorney to draft an ordinance establishing minimum staffing and operational requirements for self‑checkout operations at grocery and drug retail stores in the city, after hours of public testimony from workers, labor unions and business representatives.
The council approved asking staff to prepare an ordinance based on the city manager’s June 6 memo (option 4), which would require more employees be present to monitor and assist customers at self‑checkout stations and restrict how stores can rely on unattended automation. The motion includes a councilmember amendment requiring prominent signage informing the public and workers of their…
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