Novato City Council: Respect Public Services, Respect Democracy

Novato City Council: Respect Public Services, Respect Democracy

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Novato’s service workers are the lowest paid in the region compared to employees in similar cities. For example, street maintenance workers earn 10.65% below the median wage, making it harder for Novato to recruit and retain the staff needed to deliver essential public services — from pothole repairs and flood prevention to safe traffic management. 
 
Workers have offered a proposal to bring them up to pay equity with surrounding cities — and it wouldn't even cost the city more than what they are currently offering. Yet City Council refuses to even put it on the agenda, in blatant disrespect ...
Novato’s service workers are the lowest paid in the region compared to employees in similar cities. For example, street maintenance workers earn 10.65% below the median wage, making it harder for Novato to recruit and retain the staff needed to deliver essential public services — from pothole repairs and flood prevention to safe traffic management. 
 
Workers have offered a proposal to bring them up to pay equity with surrounding cities — and it wouldn't even cost the city more than what they are currently offering. Yet City Council refuses to even put it on the agenda, in blatant disrespect to its lowest-paid workers trying to get by in one of the most unequal counties in the U.S. 
 
Making matters worse, the City has also slashed staffing levels. In 2006, the street maintenance division had 14 workers. Today, it has just 7.  
 
It is no surprise: Novato’s service workers are the lowest paid in the region, and they are also the most diverse. About half of Novato's public works maintenance department are people of color. Yet the City’s practices continue to reinforce inequality. According to Race Counts, per capita income in Marin County is: 
  • White residents: $103,530; 
  • Latinx residents: $36,962; 
  • Black residents: $36,215. 
While Novato City Council publicly claims to support racial justice, its actions — underpaying, understaffing, and destabilizing a diverse workforce — tell a different story. 

 

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