On March 23, the city council passed an ordinance that makes sure the city follows the federal guidelines on equal pay and on Tuesday, National Equal Pay Day, the city honored Lilly Ledbetter, a proponent of equal pay, by declaring April 14, 2015 Lilly Ledbetter Day . Ledbetter was a supervisor for Goodyear Tire & Rubber in the 1980s and '90s and sued the company for paying her significantly less than her male counterparts.