As used in this chapter:
"Employee"
means any person who does not actually work as a manager, supervisor, or confidential employee, and who is not required to possess an occupational license.
"Minimum wage"
means a wage payment set under this Chapter. As of July 1, 2005, minimum wage means a wage payment at an initial hourly rate of $11.50 per hour. As of July 1, 2014, minimum wage means a wage payment at an initial hourly rate of $15.37. As of July 1, 2018, and annually thereafter, the minimum wage shall match the hourly wage set for Hotel Workers under Chapter 4.63 of this Code.
(Added by Ord. No. 2152CCS § 1, adopted 3/8/05; amended by Ord. No. 2457CCS § 1, adopted 5/27/14; Ord. No. 2515CCS § 3, adopted 5/10/16)
Any contractor providing services to the City of Santa Monica pursuant to a contract in the amount of fifty-four thousand two hundred dollars or more shall pay at least the minimum wage to any employee working on that contract for work done on the contract.
(Added by Ord. No. 2152CCS § 1, adopted 3/8/05; amended by Ord. No. 2260CCS § 1, adopted 4/22/08)
Any contractor subject to the minimum wage requirements of this Chapter shall provide the same benefits to a same-sex spouse or a domestic partner of an employee working on the City contract as are provided to any spouse of an employee working on the City contract.
(Added by Ord. No. 2358CCS § 1, adopted 5/10/11)
The requirements of this Chapter shall not apply to employers that are government agencies, City grantees, nonprofit corporations, corporations providing banking services, or entities providing emergency ambulance and billing services. The exemption set forth in this Section for entities providing emergency ambulance and billing services shall sunset on January 31, 2025.
(Added by Ord. No. 2152CCS § 1, adopted 3/8/05; amended by Ord. No. 2260CCS § 2, adopted 4/22/08; Ord. No. 2548CCS § 1, adopted 7/11/17; Ord. No. 2640CCS § 1, 6/23/20; Ord. No. 2718CCS § 1, adopted 9/13/22)
The provisions of this Chapter, or any part thereof, may be waived in a bona fide collective bargaining agreement, but only if the waiver is explicitly set forth in such agreement in clear and unambiguous terms. Unilateral implementation of terms and conditions of employment by either party to a collective bargaining relationship shall not constitute, or be permitted as, a waiver of all or any part of the provisions of this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. No. 2152CCS § 1, adopted 3/8/05)
The obligations imposed by this Chapter shall become effective as of July 1, 2005, and shall apply only to contracts executed after that date.
(Added by Ord. No. 2152CCS § 1, adopted 3/8/05)