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File #: 19-1237    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 11/4/2019 In control: Finance & Governance Committee
On agenda: 11/25/2019 Final action: 11/25/2019
Title: A bill for an ordinance adding a new Chapter 58, Wages. Amends the Denver Revised Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 58, Wages, creating a citywide Denver Minimum Wage. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 11-12-19.
Indexes: Jonathan Griffin
Attachments: 1. BR19 1237 MO_CC Minimum Wage Ordinance CitywideMWCommitteeDraft, 2. BR19 1237 MO_CC Minimum Wage Ordinance CitywideMWSummaryofChanges, 3. BR19 1237 MO_CC Minimum Wage Ordinance Updated Citywide MW Summary, 4. BR19 1237 MO_CC Minimum Wage Ordinance, 5. MW Companion Bill Fund Nov 12 Committee, 6. Clean MW Bill Nov 12 Committee, 7. 9-6 version against 11-9 v.2 (redline), 8. Economic and Health Effects Research, 9. Final PPT MW Nov 12 Committee, 10. 19-1237 Filed Bill_citywide Minimum Wage, 11. 19-1237 Filed Bill_citywide Minimum Wage, 12. 19-1237 Filed Bill_citywide Minimum Wage (corrected), 13. FINAL_PPT MW Nov 25 Council, 14. Letters of Support, 15. Letters of Opposition, 16. Precedent MW Comparisons, 17. 19-1237 Amendment - CM Hinds, 18. 19-1237 AS AMENDED, 19. 19-1237 - signed, 20. 19-1237 For an ordinance adding a new Chapter 58, Wages
Date Ver.Action ByActionResultAction DetailsMeeting DetailsVideo
11/27/20191 Mayor signed  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/26/20191 Council President signed  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/25/20191   placed upon final consideration and do pass  Action details Meeting details Video Video
11/25/20191 City Council amendedPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
11/25/20191 City Council placed upon final consideration and do pass as amendedPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
11/18/20191 City Council ordered published with a future courtesy public hearing  Action details Meeting details Not available
11/12/20191 Finance & Governance Committee approved for filingPass Action details Meeting details Video Video
Other/Miscellaneous Request Template (Appointments; ROW; Code Changes; Zoning Action, etc.)

Date Submitted: 11-4-19

Requesting Agency: Mayor's Office and City Council
Division:

Subject Matter Expert Name:

Name: Skye Stuart/Robin Kniech
Email: skye.stuart@denvergov.org; robin.kniech@denvergov.org

Item Title & Description:
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These appear on the Council meeting agenda. Initially, the requesting agency will enter a 2-3 sentence description. Upon bill filling, the City Attorney's Office should enter the title above the description (the title should be in bold font).

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A bill for an ordinance adding a new Chapter 58, Wages.
Amends the Denver Revised Municipal Code to add a new Chapter 58, Wages, creating a citywide Denver Minimum Wage. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 11-12-19.
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Affected Council District(s) or citywide? Citywide

Executive Summary with Rationale and Impact:
Detailed description of the item and why we are doing it. This can be a separate attachment.
Building on previous actions to ensure Denver city employees and many city service contract employees are paid a
minimum wage of $15 per hour by 2021, Mayor Hancock and Councilwoman Kniech have introduced legislation to set
a citywide minimum wage for all workers employed in Denver beginning Jan. 1, 2020.
In 2019, through HB19-1210, Colorado's legislature authorized local governments to set a citywide minimum wage
greater than the state constitutional wage (currently $11.10 per hour and scheduled to increase to $12 per hour on
1/1/2020). Denver proposes to utilize this new authority to enact a citywide minim...

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