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Committee forwards ordinance raising contractor minimum to $17 an hour with cost‑of‑living increases
Summary
Committee approved and forwarded an ordinance to raise the minimum hourly compensation for employees of city for‑profit contractors to $17 per hour (with subsequent annual cost‑of‑living adjustments), effective Nov. 3, and accepted minor cleanup amendments.
President Cohen presented an ordinance to amend the administrative code to raise the minimum hourly compensation for employees of for‑profit city contractors (excluding nonprofits and prevailing‑wage contracts) to $17 per hour, effective Nov. 3, followed by annual cost‑of‑living increases. The change is intended to bring city contractor employees closer to the local minimum‑wage standards and to address lower pay for some airport contractors located in San Mateo County.
The Budget Legislative Analyst said there were no new fiscal figures since the last report and that any city fiscal impact is most likely to arise at contract or lease renewal. Public comment criticized $17 as insufficient to meet San Francisco's cost of living and urged larger wage increases.
The committee approved the sponsor's cleanup amendments, voted to forward the ordinance to the full Board with a positive recommendation and requested the committee report be transmitted as amended.
