Kira Erickson reports from the Langley City Council meeting on Mon., Mar. 21, 2022:
The city of Langley has begun its consideration of increasing the minimum wage for city staff. Although no decisions have been made yet, the Langley City Council entertained a discussion pertaining to the wage increases at its meeting Monday night. Councilmember Harolynne Bobis broached the topic with a proposal of $20 per hour for all full-time city employees.
They Said It
“I think if we provide a higher minimum wage, we’ve done our part,” [Councilmember Harolynne Bobis] said. “I mean, we can’t ask landlords to lower the cost of housing. I just think this is a good idea.”
“We want to make sure our city employees are well taken care of, less they get snatched up by other cities who can pay more,” [Councilmember Thomas Gill] said…. “It might behoove us to look at $25, honestly, as being a bare minimum,” he said. “I know that’s a budgetary impact to some degree, if it does come up.”
