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Accordi ng to testimony at the meeting by Howa rd Center employees, some workers at the mental health care provider earn less han the $13.94 per hour minimum rate hat Burlington pays its employees and ontractors. Councilors Sara Gianonni, P-Ward 3, Tom Ayres, D-Ward 7, Sharon Bushor, I- Ward 1, Selene Colburn, P-East District, aren Paul, D-Ward 6, and Max Tracy, PW ard 2, supported the resolution. Council- rs David Harnett, D-North District, Chip Mason, D-Ward 5, Jane Knodell, P-Central District, Kurt Wright, R-Ward 4, and Joan Shannon, D-South District, voted rogressive Colburn, who co-spon- ored the resolution, said the nonbinding a ction would put the city council on record as supporting a livable wage for all mployees, not just those who do business ith the city. It urges everyone who can to make improvement of these wages a Coburn said. as simple as All of the city councilors who spoke uring the debate on the resolution said hey believe Howard Center employees hould be paid a livable wage.

The councilors who voted on the resolution said they did so because they believed the resolution injected the city ouncil into the collective bargaining a greement between the Howard Center a nd its employees which councilors did not believe was appropriate. uring the public comment period at he beginning of the meeting, many Howa rd Center employees, all wearing green shirts, spoke in favor of the resolution. Harnett said he opposed the resolution because he felt it would exert undue influ- nce by the city council onto labor negoti- a tions the city is not party to. I think we should be interjecting ourselves into Harnett said. why you have a When City Council President Jane nodell announced that the resolution assed, the Howard Center employees a nd their allies, who intently watched the debate, erupted into cheers.

Council OKs livable wage resolution ZACH DESPART FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER.