Citizens Initiative

Our committee is working to get the minimum wage in Greensboro raised to $9.36 per hour. We are using the citizens initiative ordinance as a tool to do this. Basically, this tool allows us to get at least 5,000 signatures on a petition which we will present to the Greensboro City Council this fall. If the City Council does not choose to approve the petition, the ordinance will go on the ballot in the November election and voters will get to decide.

Click here to review the petition, which includes the reasons we are organizing this initiative as well as a process for phasing the wage in for small businesses.

Email me if you have any questions about how to help with this initiative.