AN ORDINANCE relating to gig workers in Seattle; establishing labor standards requirements for paid sick and paid safe time for gig workers working in Seattle; and amending Sections 100.015 and 100.080 of Ordinance 126091 to make technical corrections.
Thank you, Madam Clerk. The bill passes and the chair will sign it. And I guess the clerk please affix my signature to the legislation. Okay. Agenda item number 14. Will the clerk please read the agenda? Item 14 into the record. Agenda Item 14 Council Bill 119842 Relating to gig workers in Seattle establishing labor standards requirements for paid sick and paid safe time for. Gig workers working in. Seattle and amending Sections 100.0 15.0 80 of Ordinance 126091 to make technical corrections. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I moved to pass Council Bill 119842. Is there a second? Second? It's been moved and seconded to pass the bill. A state I believe you're you're going to take the lead on speaking on this bill, so I'm going to hand it over to you. Thank you, Madam President. Colleagues, this is a technical amendment that clarifies that this ordinance only applies to independent contractors and not individuals who are already covered by Seattle's paid sick and safe time ordinance. And this should be pretty self-explanatory. But we were told by the Office of Labor Standards it would be helpful to have this in code. So that is what we are doing today. Thank you, Councilmember Mesquita. Are there any other comments on the bill? Seeing and hearing none. Will the clerk please call the roll on the passage of the bill? Peterson. I. So what? Yes. Strauss Yes. Herbold Yes. Lewis Yes. Morales Yes. Macheda Yes. President Gonzalez. Yes. Eight in favor. Nine opposed. Thank you so much. The bill passes and the chair will sign it and ask the Burke. Please affix my signature to the legislation. Okay. Agenda item 15 Will the clerk please read agenda item 15 into the record? Agenda Item 15 Resolution 31961 affirming the rights of members of the press, legal observers and medical personnel covering the protests