UPDATE-POSTPONED: Bernalillo County Commission to Vote on Minimum Wage Tuesday 10/24

10.24.06 UPDATE: This bill will be recorded at the October 24 meeting, but discussion and voting on the bill has been postponed until a future meeting of the County Commission.

From NM ACORN:
Join us Tuesday, October 24, at 5:00 PM when the Bernalillo County Commission will debate and vote on Commissioner Alan Armijo's proposed minimum wage ordinance. The legislation mirrors the City of Albuquerque's ordinance, which will provide a minimum wage of $6.75, without exemption, to all workers beginning January 1 and rise to $7.50 by 2009. The meeting will take place in the Albuquerque City/County Chambers in the basement of 1 Civic Plaza. Please come before 5:00 in order to sign up to testify.

Also, be sure to contact your county commissioner at 768-4000 before Tuesday to express your support. You can also contact your commissioner . You can visit this page to determine your district. For more information, contact Matthew Henderson at nmacorn@acorn.org.