Once again a courtroom battle will determine the course of a Kansas City election.
Remember that last week The Missouri Supreme Court ordered Kansas City to put a proposed minimum-wage hike to $15 an hour on the ballot after an impressive victory won by attorneys Taylor Fields and Clinton Adams.
On Thursday, 3rd District Councilman Jermaine Reed introduced legislation to accomplish as much and it won approval from the Council BUT the majority of 7 still failed to surpass the 9 votes required by the City Charter. The issue remains in the T&I committee which Councilman Reed chairs.
More importantly . . .
ADVOCATES OF THE $15 MINIMUM WAGE INCREASE ARE NOW PLANNING ANOTHER LAWSUIT THAT WOULD FORCE THE ISSUE ON THE APRIL BALLOT!!!
The charter requirement is viewed as a technicality and contrary to the previous judgement of the Missouri Supreme Court . . . The official deadline to get an issue on the ballot was yesterday but a lawsuit threatens to override that rule and insiders are confident they'll win WHEN they file . . . THAT will have to happen quickly given that it takes about two weeks to get a judgement.
Now, it's really a question of meeting the ballot printing deadline . . . Still, a ruling in favor of "fair wage" advocates could force an expensive reprinting.
Finally, voters face an April ballot which also includes marijuana reform legislation along with $800 MILLION worth of bond questions and the campaign leading up to the decision day could be far more interesting than City Hall leaders had hoped.
Developing . . .
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