Have your voice heard. The Berkeley City Council is discussing tomorrow a possible Minimum Wage in Berkeley of $10.74 for small business of up to 50 employees, and $13.34 per hour businesses with 50 or more employees. City Council meets tomorrow at Old City Hall in the Council Chambers at 2134 Martin Luther King Jr. Way.

 

You can read more about the possible ordinance:

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2014/04_Apr/Documents/2014-04-01_Item_24a_Increase_to_the_Minimum_Wage.aspx

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2014/04_Apr/Documents/2014-04-01_Item_24b_Minimum_Wage_Ordinance.aspx

 

The meeting starts at 7pm, however minimum wage is the last item on the agenda (Item 24). It will be late. You can keep tabs on the progress of the meeting on the web: http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/CalendarEventWebcastMain.aspx and on cable TV: B-TV Channel 28 and C-TV Channel 33.

http://www.cityofberkeley.info/Clerk/City_Council/2014/04_Apr/City_Council__04-01-2014_-_Regular_Meeting_Agenda.aspx 

 

If you cannot make the meeting, you can email the Mayor and Council at: 

mayor@cityofberkeley.info; lmaio@cityofberkeley.info; kworthington@cityofberkeley.info; DMoore@cityofberkeley.info; JArreguin@cityofberkeley.info; SWengraf@cityofberkeley.info; MAnderson@cityofberkeley.info; GWozniak@cityofberkeley.info; LCapitelli@cityofberkeley.info

 

Also, save the date for May 1st, when Council is expected to discuss the minimum wage ordinance again.