HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-09-30 E-Hazelnut NewsletterCity of Tukwila E-Hazelnut Newsletter - September 2024
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Tukwila Elected Officials
Mayor: Thomas McLeod
City Council:
2025 Tukwila Minimum Wage Rates Announced
Beginning January 1, 2025, a new minimum wage rate will
affect most mid -size and large employers in Tukwila. Per
the City of Tukwila Minimum Wage & Fair Access to
Additional Hours of Work Law, the minimum wage rate
for employees working for large employers will increase
to $21.10 per hour.
Per Tukwila Municipal Code (TMC) 5.63, mid -size
employers must pay their employees $1 less than the
larger employer rate, effective January 1, 2025, at $20.10
per hour. The Law includes a scheduled rise of minimum
wage rates for mid -size employers until equal to large
employer rates.
Mid -size employers should calendar a second minimum
wage rate change that goes into effect on July 1, 2025.
The large employer minimum wage rate will remain at
$21.10, however, mid -size employers will be required to
increase the minimum wage paid to their employees up
by $1 to equal this large employer hourly rate. Here after
the minimum wage rates for mid -size and large
employers will be the same amount.
The definition of mid -size employer vs. large employer
are clarified on our webpage and in the FAQs document
Tukwila Labor Standards, also on the site.
Mohamed Abdi (Council
President)
De'Sean Quinn
Tosh Sharp
Armen Papyan
Jovita McConnell
Dennis Martinez
Hannah Hedrick
To confirm the size of an employer as mid -size or large
per Tukwila Labor Standards, visit our webpage:
TukwilaWa.gov/MinimumWage.
It's important to note that there is no business type or
tipped employee exception under the Minimum Wage
and Fair Access to Additional Hours of Work Law.
Franchisees are usually considered as large employers
because they share the benefits of a network of
products, advertising, and branding of a large employer.
Employees are encouraged to check our website for the
current 2024 rates, determine their employer's size per
Tukwila law, calendar when rates go up, and understand
that there is a formal complaint process if you believe
your employer is not following the Tukwila Labor
Standards Law.
The City of Tukwila meets the definition of a mid -size
employer.
For more information or questions, email
MinimimWage@TukwilaWa.gov.
Upcoming events with the Green Tukwila Partnership!
GREEN
TUKWILA
PARTNERSHIP
Join friends, neighbors, and bring your families to learn about wildlife, native trees,
shrubs, invasive plants, how to use tools, and much more. Environmental education
and onsite work parties are being planned for community members and businesses
to learn and care for precious urban forests and to ensure healthy, safe, and
beautiful public spaces for the future.
Volunteer Opportunities!
10/10/2024 - Riverton Creek - Planting at Cottonwood Corner
Join local Forest Steward Heidi Watters for Planting Season. Crews have worked all
year, clearing and mulching to make room for new plants and trees. Heidi will show
you everything you need to know about planting a forest next to a creek.
10/19/2024 - Duwamish Hill Preserve - Duwamish Alive, Planting Event
Happy Duwamish Alive! Spend the day planting with Friends of the Hill, volunteer
Forest Stewards, and keep Duwamish Hill Preserve healthy and sustainable. Join us
and hundreds of volunteers at multiple sites, for a day of working in the Duwamish
Watershed.
Green Tukwila Tours -A Walk in the Park
10/25/2024 - Crystal Springs Park, Fall Colors Tour - 10-11:30 AM
Come see the fall leaves in a Park filled with Big Leaf Maples. Join Green Tukwila Staff
Olena Perry for a Walk in the Park. Learn about nature, identify native plants, and
discuss the importance of urban forests. Take away ideas for how everyone can
support wildlife, native habitats, and our watershed in their own homes.
For more information, please visit the Green Tukwila Partnership website.
Save the Date! Autumn Yard Waste Drop-off Event - Saturday, November 9, 2024
Autumn Yard Waste Drop-off Event
Saturday, November 9 - from 8:OOAn until 12:00 NOON
Tukwila Community Center -12424 - 42nd Avenue South
► Limit of one vehicle/truckload of material per household Al
ACCEPTED
Halloween pumpkins!
Leaves Weeds Grass clippings
m Branches and limbs
(Up to 3 inches in diameter
and up to 3 feet long)
Biobags and paper bags
This event is made possible in part by support
from the King County Solid Waste Division
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NOT ACCEPTED
Large branches a Stumps
Sod Dirt ► Rocks m Manure
Concrete and construction debris
Pallets Plastic bags r Trash
Residents also have the option to subscribe to Recology's
curbside compost collection service. To learn more about
curbside rates and accepted items, please call Recology
at 206-944-3900 or visit Recology.com/Tukwila.
For more information about this event,
please contact Colleen Minion at 206-431-2445
or Colleen.Minion@TukwilaWA.gov
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