City Council that it is illegal to for the voters to enact a minimum wage law
by referendum.
The Organization, 15 NOW MN may have to file a writ of mandamus and move for an
expedited hearing in order to get this measure on the ballot. 15 NOW announced
that it will turn in petitions with 20,000 signatures, 3 times the minimum
requirement to get their charter amendment on the ballot, on June 29, 2016.
The Green Party has endorsed the fight for 15, and so have the DFL endorsed
school board candidates and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers. This 15 NOW
charter amendment is a remedy for systemic racism and poverty in Minneapolis
that the legislature has not disallowed.
Excerpts from 15 Now statement (emailed to Doug Mann):
"The only time a City can veto a proposed charter amendment is when it
blatantly violates the constitution or state law. Fifteen Now's proposed
charter amendment does neither, so the City must place it on the next ballot,”
said Karen Marty, a Minnesota attorney and charter law expert.
"Minneapolis has the opportunity to tackle years of declining wages by joining
the growing number of cities and states that have adopted a $15 minimum wage.
Legal analysis shows that Minneapolis residents have a right to place a $15
minimum wage on November's ballot and that, if challenged, the courts would
uphold such a measure,” said Laura Huizar, staff attorney with the National
Employment Law Project.
Minneapolis Residents are Authorized to Enact a Local $15 Minimum Wage by
Charter Amendment (memo from National Employment Law Project)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z7n22pityl9xiv5/NELP%20(Minn%20%20Charter%20Amendment)
The 15 NOW Charter amendment has my full support.
Mann for School Board, citywide
http://socialist2001.wix.com/mannforschoolboard
-Doug Mann, Folwell neighborhood, north side