As Fort Collins City Council considers whether to establish a minimum wage that exceeds Colorado's rate, Coloradoan Conversations participants have some questions and some perspectives they'd like the council members to consider.
Last week, we asked residents to articulate any questions they believe still need to be answered and what considerations the council should think about before making their decision. In the conversation that council had at a recent work session, there was support for establishing a local minimum wage that rises to $18 or $19 per hour within the next three or four years.
Looking through the conversation at Coloradoan.com, these questions emerged as those council is encouraged to think on. In the leadup to the Nov. 15 council meeting where the issue is scheduled for consideration, the Coloradoan will do more reporting to dig into some of these questions, and residents would benefit from learning about the information and perspectives that council members are considering to form their decision.
For now, the council agenda packet from the work session shows the information presented to council included review of local survey results, a Local Minimum Wage Report prepared by the Colorado Department of Labor, a review of the studies around raising minimum wage and a recommendation from the city's Economic Advisory Board. It addresses some of the questions and discussion that took place in Coloradoan Conversations.
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