Boulder staff present options to modify tip offset; council narrows options for further study
City staff outlined four options for using new local authority on the tip offset (current offset $3.02). Council members split on timing and approach and through straw polls removed the maximum offset option but kept status quo and two moderated offset options plus a councilmember proposal to pause increases with a sunset for further study.
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City staff briefed the Boulder City Council on April 2 about the city's newly granted authority under state law to modify the tip offset employers may apply against the city's minimum wage for tipped workers. Assistant City Manager Mark Wolf and project manager Megan Wilson Elkholt reviewed national context, local data, equity analysis, conceptual policy options and a proposed engagement timeline aimed at a possible June 18 public hearing.
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