RESOLUTION NO. XX – 2022
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO
CONFIRMING THE ADJUSTED LOCAL MINIMUM WAGE RATE EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2023 WHEREAS, on September 1, 2020, the City Council adopted the Local Minimum Wage Ordinance (East Palo Alto Municipal Code Chapter 5.10); and WHEREAS, the Local Minimum Wage Ordinance provides that beginning on January 1, 2022, and each January thereafter, the minimum wage shall increase by a percentage amount equal to the prior year's increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for San Francisco-Oakland-San José, as determined by the United States Department of Labor; and WHEREAS, the Consumer Price Index for the San Francisco Area, August 2022 report, from the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics shows area prices were up 5.7 percent from August 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Local Minimum Wage Ordinance provides that by November 1 of each year the City shall publish and make available to employers a bulletin announcing the adjusted minimum wage rate to take effect January 1 of the following year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST PALO ALTO HEREBYconfirms effective January 1, 2023, the adjusted Local Minimum Wage is $16.50 per hour for all employers in the City of East Palo Alto and the bulletin, attached to the related staff report and incorporated by this reference, is to be finalized by City staff and distributed to employers.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 4th day of October 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Ruben Abrica, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
James Colin, City Clerk Valerie J. Armento, Interim City Attorney