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Council delays decision on seasonal pay schedule tied to state minimum wage
Summary
Council continued a consent item to the second January meeting to allow staff to provide comparative jurisdiction data and consider an automatic adjustment mechanism for future state minimum‑wage increases; several council members asked for retroactive pay authority if continued.
Councilors continued a pulled consent item (temporary hourly pay schedule) that would adjust seasonal pay rates to comply with California’s minimum wage increase from $16.50 to $16.90 per hour effective Jan. 1. Staff noted the seasonal schedule is structured off the entry‑level step and that about 14 seasonal employees will be affected.
Several council members asked that staff return with comparative data on neighboring jurisdictions and discussed whether the council should establish an automatic mechanism to apply state minimum‑wage changes to city seasonal schedules without a council hearing. Councilor 14 moved to continue the item to the second meeting in January to allow additional research and comparatives; Council also discussed whether retroactive pay to Jan. 1 should be authorized at the subsequent meeting.
Next steps: Staff will prepare comparative information about other jurisdictions' seasonal pay and a proposal for an automatic adjustment mechanism and return at the January meeting; the council agreed to continuance.
