§ 18-921. Minimum hourly living wage.  


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  • Every Employer subject to the business tax receipt requirements of Article V of Chapter 102 of this Code shall pay no less than the following Wages to each Employee for each hour of work performed for that Employer while physically present within the geographic boundaries of the City:

    (a)

    Beginning on January 1, 2018, the greater of:

    (1)

    The minimum hourly wage set by the State Minimum Wage Laws;

    (2)

    The minimum hourly wage set by Fair Labor Standards Act; or

    (3)

    $10.31 per hour.

    (b)

    Beginning on January 1, 2019, the greater of:

    (1)

    The minimum hourly wage set by the State Minimum Wage Laws;

    (2)

    The minimum hourly wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act; or

    (3)

    $11.31 per hour.

    (c)

    Beginning on January 1, 2020, the greater of:

    (1)

    The minimum hourly wage set by the State Minimum Wage Laws;

    (2)

    The minimum hourly wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act; or

    (3)

    $12.31 per hour.

    (d)

    Beginning on January 1, 2021, the greater of:

    (1)

    The minimum hourly wage set by the State Minimum Wage Laws;

    (2)

    The minimum hourly wage set by the Fair Labor Standards Act; or

    (3)

    $13.31 per hour.

    Indexing. Beginning on January 1, 2022, and every year thereafter, the minimum wage rate may, by resolution of the city commission, be indexed annually for inflation using the Miami PMSA Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, issued by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. Notwithstanding the preceding, no annual index shall exceed three percent. The city commission may also, by resolution, elect not to index the minimum wage rate in any particular year, if it determines it would not be fiscally sound to implement same (in a particular year). The determination to index (or not index) the living wage rate shall be considered annually during the city commission's review and approval of the city's annual operating budget.

    In the event that the city commission has determined, in any particular fiscal year (or years), to not index the living wage rate, and thereafter determines that making up all or any part of the prior year's (or years') unindexed percentage would not have an adverse fiscal impact upon the city, then the city commission shall also have the right, but not the obligation, to cumulatively index the living wage rate to "make-up" for any deficiencies in the prior year (or years) where there was (were) no increase(s) (the "catch up" election). The "catch-up" election must be approved by resolution.

    For Tipped Employees meeting eligibility requirements for the tip credit under the FLSA. Employers may credit towards satisfaction of the Minimum Wage in subsections (a)—(e) tips up to the amount of the allowable FLSA tip credit.

(Ord. No. 2016-4020, § 1, 6-8-16)