The Bayonne City Council has approved a resolution raising the minimum wage for municipal employees to $15 per hour.
The council voted to up the minimum wage for city workers from its current $13 per hour to $15. According to the resolution, the minimum wage will be raised for any and all municipal employees retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year.
The resolution authorizes and directs the Department of Finance and Administration to implement budgetary and payroll action. The departments are to utilize funding by the American Rescue Plan, to the greatest extent legally permissible, to fund the differential between the state minimum wage and city minimum wage.
Ashe-Nadrowski’s resolution passes
The resolution was proposed by City Council President Sharon Ashe-Nadrowski, who is running for mayor against Mayor James Davis in the upcoming May 10 municipal election. Ashe-Nadrowski proposed the resolution, with support from Second Ward City Councilman Sal Gullace, prior to the council caucus meeting on Feb. 9.
“A $15 minimum wage for Bayonne City employees is a step in the right direction not only for our employees, but for our local economy,” said Ashe-Nadrowski. “City employees don’t just work in Bayonne, they live here, spend their money here and raise their families here. An investment in them is an investment in the success of our whole community.”
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