BeBe   Below is correspondence sent to you on September 29, 2005, which forwarded to you a copy of County Council Resolution No. 38-05-RE which supports the initiative currently pending before the General Assembly to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage from its current level of $5.15 per hour to $6.15 per hour in January 2006, and again to $7.15 in January of 2007. The copy of the Resolution you received inadvertently omitted three additional “Whereas’” which were an integral part of an amendment (the addition of Section 2.) made by Council Member Eileen Watt which passed at the meeting of September 20, 2005.

 

As y    As you will read, the Resolution further calls on the Governor and General Assembly to take steps to foster economic growth in the Commonwealth, including the reduction of the corporate net income tax, elimination of the cap on the net operating loss carry-forward, and the elimination of the capital stock and franchise tax.

 

          I apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

 

 

          At the Regular Meeting of Allegheny County Council held on September 20, 2005, Council passed Resolution No. 38-05-RE (attached) which supports the initiative currently pending before the General Assembly to raise Pennsylvania’s minimum wage from its current level of $5.15 per hour to $6.15 per hour in January 2006, and again to $7.15 in January of 2007.

         

Voting in favor of the Resolution were Council Members Cleary, DeFazio, Jabbour, Kress, Martoni, Nerone, Robinson, Watt and Fitzgerald.  Voting no were Council Members Francis, Frazier, Price and Rea. Council Members Fawcett and Gastgeb were not present for the vote.

 

The Resolution was returned to me unsigned by the Chief Executive on September 27, 2005.

 

Your attention to this Resolution is requested.

 

John Mascio

Chief Clerk

Allegheny County Council

 

 

 

 

 

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