Tucson residents approve minimum wage increase; select three council members

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TUCSON, Arizona (KOLD News 13) – Voters in Tucson and parts of Pima County voted on key proposals and city council elections on Tuesday, November 2nd.

The two incumbent Tucson city council members, whose seats were up for grabs, will remain in office, the voters decided.

A key point was Proposition 206, which will raise the Tucson minimum wage to $ 15 an hour by 2025.

The unofficial results are shown below.

City of Tucson

Prop 206: $ 15 minimum wage

Prop 206 passed.

The minimum wage is to be raised to $ 15 an hour by 2025.

Around 85,000 workers in the city limits are receiving pay increases.

Prop 410: increases for mayor and city council

Prop 410 is close by.

It could raise the mayor’s salary from $ 42,000 to $ 52,000 and the city council’s salary from $ 24,000 to $ 36,000.

If passed, the increases could begin on December 4, 2023 and would be adjusted for inflation.

City Council: District 3

Kevin Dahl (D) defeated Alan Harwell Jr. (R) and Lucy Libosha (Ind).

The three vied to succeed Karin Uhlich, who should fill the vacant seat in March.

City Council: District 5

Incumbent Richard Fimbres (D) defeated Shelley Cross (R) and Adalberto Diaz (L).

City Council: District 6

Incumbent Steve Kozachik (D) defeated Val Romero (Ind.).

Pima County

Prop 407: Continuation of the overwriting of the Vail USD budget

Prop 407 passed / failed.

It enabled / would have enabled the Vail Unified School District to exceed its maintenance and operating budgets by up to 12.5% ​​for the next seven fiscal years from 2022-23.

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