Title
Approval of a Resolution Opposing Local Initiative Proposition No. 1 Concerning an Initiative to Amend the Olympia Municipal Code to Add a New Chapter for Labor Standards for Certain Employees for Work Scheduling, a Minimum Wage, a Safe Workplace Environment, and other Labor Regulations
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
None
Report
Issue:
Whether to oppose local initiative Proposition No. 1 to Olympia's voters that would amend the Olympia Municipal Code to add a new chapter for labor standards for certain employees for work scheduling, a minimum wage, a safe workplace environment, and other labor regulations.
Staff Contact:
Stacey Ray, Assistant City Manager, CMO, 360.753.8046.
Presenter(s):
Stacey Ray, Assistant City Manager, CMO, 360.753.8046.
Background and Analysis:
Olympia Municipal Code (OMC) Chapter 1.16 and RCW 35A.11.100 provide the legal authority for Olympia voters to directly initiate and enact legislation through the initiative process. RCW 35A.11.100 requires that an initiative petition must be signed by 15% of the total number of names of persons listed as registered voters within the city on the day of the last preceding city general election.
The City received initiative petitions signed by persons requesting the Olympia City Council amend the Olympia Municipal Code to adopt an Ordinance Concerning Labor Standards for Certain Employees by submitting same to the Olympia City Clerk on June 24, 2025, with additional petition signatures filed with the City Clerk on June 30, 2025.
The petitions were subsequently submitted to the Elections Division of the Thurston County Auditor to ascertain whether such initiative petition had secured the requisite number of valid signatures of registered voters meeting the statutory criteria within the City of Olympia.
On July 14, 2025, Mary Hall, Thurston County Auditor, issued a Certificate of Sufficiency, declaring the initiat...
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