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Resolution in Opposition to the Ohio Senate Bill 331's Amendment to Municipal Minimum Wage and Benefit Packages and the Erosion of Local Control
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WHEREAS, as passed by the 131st Ohio General Assembly Senate Bill No. 331 would prohibit political subdivisions from establishing minimum wage rates that are different from the state rate, or from establishing policies which may alter the benefits an employer is required to provide an employee or worker’s rights pertaining to hours and payment; and
WHEREAS, as municipal elected officials, members of City Council are in the best position to know what the neighborhoods, businesses, and people of Columbus need to promote prosperity and facilitate job creation; and
WHEREAS, S.B. 331 would corrode local power within the City of Columbus and throughout Ohio; and
WHEREAS, this would impede Ohio’s cities from working within their own jurisdictions and in partnership with local community leaders to determine what Ohio workers and local economies need to prosper; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby oppose the passage of S.B. 331 due to limitations it places upon The City of Columbus and other local governments to implement policies that address the needs of their respective communities.