A Linn County working group has recommended a $8.25 minimum wage to the board of supervisors.

Under the proposal, which Cedar Rapids mayor Ron Corbett and supervisor Ben Rogers confirmed Monday night, the increased minimum wage would take effect Jan. 1, 2017.

Linn County supervisors had appointed the group that includes both large and small city mayors and city council members as well as representatives from local businesses and community groups.

Johnson County Supervisors increased the minimum wage in that county from the current $7.25 an hour mandated by the state to $8.20 last November. A second stage wage hike in Johnson County to $9.15 takes effect May 1st.

The final, hike in the county minimum wage there goes into effect Jan. 1, 2017 when the wage will top out at $10.10 per hour.