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Indy City-County Council votes to increase minimum wage for county, city employees

Posted at 9:06 PM, Aug 14, 2017
and last updated 2017-08-14 23:47:14-04

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis City-County Council voted to increase minimum wage for city and Marion County employees Monday night.

The 22-2 vote allowed minimum wage to be set at $13 per hour and was sponsored by councilors Maggie Lewis, Zach Adamson, Vop Osili and Leroy Robinson.

The new wage will affect 365 employees and will cost the city about $450,000 across all agencies.

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