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City Manager’s Office
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PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
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MEMORANDUM
Date: July 20, 2022
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Ginny Sawyer, Policy and Project Manager
DeAngelo Bowden, Sr. Specialist, Environmental Sustainability
Thru: Kelly DiMartino, City Manager
RE: Work Session Summary – July 12, 2022 Local Minimum Wage
Mayor Arndt, Mayor Pro Tem Francis and Councilmembers Gutowsky, Canonico, Pignataro,
Peel, and Ohlson were present.
Staff provided an overview of HB19-1210 which allows and outlines criteria for local
municipalities to set their own minimum wage. Below are the criteria and the means that Fort
Collins is utilizing to meet criteria:
• Only 10% of Colorado municipalities allowed to adopt local wage.
• Local wage must take effect on the same day as the statewide wage.
• If wage is higher than the statewide minimum the local wage can only increase each
year by $1.75 or 15%, whichever is higher until the local wage reaches the amount
enacted by the local government.
• Communities considering a local wage must engage with stakeholders including:
• Chambers of commerce - Meeting with both the Fort Collins chamber and the
Latino Chamber
• Small and large businesses, businesses that employ tipped workers, workers,
labor unions, and community groups - Utilizing the National Business Survey and
an on-line questionnaire available to all.
• Consult with surrounding local governments – Will utilize regional manager
meetings
Project partners EPS, provided local data analysis and key findings on minimum wage impacts.
Discussion included:
x Question on why staff used a $15 assumption.
o Felt we needed a number for residents and businesses to react to while
recognizing Council can chose a higher number.
x Conversation and questions on balancing impacts to small businesses with impacts to
workers and a desire to see more information and data on this topic as well as
information from other sources than those cited.
x Overall support for moving forward in November with the possibility of another work
session between now and then.
x Request for more targeted outreach with youth/minors, BIPOC communities, low-income
communities and employees that make less than minimum wage.
x Request for additional information on impacts of a living wage.
Next Steps:
x Final National Business Survey results will be available by the end of July. Staff will
close the questionnaire on July 24 which will allow EPS to analyze and cross-reference
both data sets.
x Questionnaire results and comments will be posted online and provided to Council in
early August via memo.
x Based on participant demographic analysis staff will work to bolster gaps through
targeted outreach.
x Staff will work with the City Manager to determine Council desire for additional work
session and how to calendar to accommodate.