Findings.
Kansas City Code § 38-203
in effectSec. 38-203. - Findings.
(a) The city council finds that the public welfare, health, safety and prosperity of citizens of the city requires that citizens be paid a living wage sufficient to ensure a decent and healthy life;
(b) The city council finds that establishing a mandatory minimum hourly wage will promote the public welfare, health, safety and prosperity by ensuring that citizens can better support and care for their families through their own efforts;
(c) The city council finds that when businesses do not pay adequate wages, the community bears the cost in the form of increased demand for taxpayer-funded social services;
(d) The city council finds that it is in the public interest to require that employers benefiting from the opportunity to do business in the city pay employees a living wage that is adequate to meet the basic needs of living in the city.
(Ord. No. 170391, § 6, 5-18-17)
Source: City of Kansas City, Missouri, Code of Ordinances, Charter and Zoning and Development Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mo/kansas_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH38CIRI_ARTIVLIWA_S38-203FIFetched: 10/28/2026