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Council hears testimony on restoring city Fair Wage policy; ordinance referred for vote
Summary
Councilors reviewed a proposed ordinance to reinstate the city's Fair Wage policy for certain city service contracts after the code section was inadvertently removed during a prior code cleanup. SEIU Local 49 members testified in favor; the ordinance is a non‑emergency item and will appear on a future agenda for a final vote.
Portland City Council received testimony and a committee report on an ordinance to reinstate the city’s long‑standing Fair Wage policy (city code chapter 5.7), which was removed during a prior administrative code cleanup. The ordinance would restore a fair wage floor for certain city service contracts and formalize annual cost‑of‑living adjustments.
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