State could bill City of Flagstaff $840,000 for minimum wage reimbursement

By Adrian Skabelund Feb 4, 2020 Flagstaff may have to pay the state of Arizona more than $840,000 over the next two fiscal years to cover the cost of the higher local minimum wage. The numbers give city officials their first taste of how a state law passed last year might affect Flagstaff. City Management Analyst Jack Fitchett said the news was delivered to staff over the weekend, but cautioned the Flagstaff City Council that the numbers were only estimates from the state agencies that have responded so far. “It’s ever-evolving and that’s why we need to preface this with the fact that these are estimates ...