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5.36.040 Minimum wage.

        A.    For each hour worked within the city, an employer shall pay its employee no less than the hourly rates set forth below:

        1.     Employers with twenty-six (26) or more employees shall pay employees a wage of no less than the following hourly rates:

        a.     On July 1, 2016, the hourly wage shall be ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50);

        b.     On July 1, 2017, the hourly wage shall be twelve dollars ($12.00);

        c.     On July 1, 2018, the hourly wage shall be thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($13.25);

        d.     On July 1, 2019, the hourly wage shall be fourteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($14.25);

        e.     On July 1, 2020, the hourly wage shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).

        2.     Employers with twenty-five (25) or fewer employees shall pay employees a wage of no less than the following hourly rates:

        a.     On July 1, 2017, the hourly wage shall be ten dollars and fifty cents ($10.50);

        b.     On July 1, 2018, the hourly wage shall be twelve dollars ($12.00);

        c.     On July 1, 2019, the hourly wage shall be thirteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($13.25);

        d.     On July 1, 2020, the hourly wage shall be fourteen dollars and twenty-five cents ($14.25);

        e.     On July 1, 2021, the hourly wage shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00).

        3.     Beginning on July 1, 2022, the minimum wage shall increase annually based on the Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) for the Los Angeles metropolitan area (Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange

County, CA), which is published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Beginning in 2022, and continuing each year thereafter, on January 1st the city manager shall determine the adjusted rates which shall take effect on July 1st of that year and publish a bulletin announcing the adjusted rates.

        B.     For purposes of this section, the number of employees employed by an employer shall be determined by the average number of employees employed during the previous calendar year. (Ord. 404 ยง 1, 2016)