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Committee forwards janitorial-wage resolution after worker testimony, seeks implementation plan

Finance and Economic Development Standing Committee, Richmond City Council · January 21, 2026
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Summary

The committee voted to forward a resolution asking the mayor to include $1.1 million in the FY27 budget to increase wages and benefits for city-contracted janitorial workers and asked administration to return within 30 days with an implementation strategy after procurement staff requested time to negotiate contract changes.

The Finance & Economic Development Standing Committee voted to forward a resolution (2026R004) to City Council asking the mayor to propose $1.1 million in FY27 to raise wages and benefits for contracted janitorial workers and to pursue an amendment to the city’s janitorial-services contract to require pay at least equal to the city minimum wage beginning July 1, 2026.

At the public hearing, Priscilla Peebles, who identified herself as a city janitor and a member of…

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