Santa Fe Mayor Alan Webber and city councilors Signe Lindell, Roman Abeyta, and Carol Romero-Wirth are preparing a resolution to increase wages from $12.32/hour to $15/hour for city employees.
The proposed increase would total a $5,000 annual increase for a full-time employee who is currently paid a minimum wage.
“We believe in taking care of the workers who take care of the city – they should be able to raise families in the city where they work,” Webber stated in the city news portal. “In addition to growing our economy and helping us attract new talent, wage increases can help reverse gender- and race-based inequities.”
The policy proposal would affect around 146 positions across nine city departments, non-union, AFSCME, and Fire unions.
The increase would make it the highest among minimum hourly wages in cities throughout the state. The state pays a $10.50 an hour minimum wage.
Santa Fe city employees recently received an equivalent of a 4% increase in pay and benefits with the 2022 fiscal year budget, according to the City's website.
