DATE: April 7, 2020
TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Deputy City Manager
SUBJECT
Title
Minimum Wage Ordinance: Introduce an Ordinance to Amend Chapter 6 “Minimum Wage Ordinance” of the City of Hayward Municipal Code Delaying the Implementation Date and Modifying the Yearly Adjustment Date for Increases in Response to Significant Impacts to Businesses Caused by the COVID-19 Pandemic
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That Council introduces an Ordinance to amend Chapter 6 “Minimum Wage Ordinance” of the City of Hayward Municipal Code delaying the implementation date of the ordinance to January 1, 2021, adjusting the date of the yearly increases from July 1 to January 1, and finding that the proposed Ordinance is not a project under CEQA and, in any event, exempt under Section 15061 of the CEQA guidelines.End
SUMMARY
Based on direction from Council at the March 24 meeting, staff has brought forward introduction of an ordinance delaying the implementation of the local minimum wage standards for the City of Hayward from July 1, 2020 to January 1, 2021 and adjust the yearly scheduled increases from July 1 to January 1, beginning January 1, 2022.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Proposed Ordinance
Attachment III Employer Cost Comparison
Attachment IV Business and Employee Demographics