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7 <br />f <br />Orange County <br />Board of Commissioners <br />Action Agenda Item Abstract <br />Meeting Date: June 22, 1998 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~_ <br />Subject: Personnel Ordinance Revision -Living Wage <br />Department: Personnel <br />Public Hearing: Yes No X <br />Budget Amendment <br />Needed: Yes No X <br />Attachment(s): <br />Draft Personnel Ordinance Revision - <br />Living Wage <br />Information Contact: <br />Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br />Extension 2550 <br />Telephone Number: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 227-2031 <br />Purpose: To amend the Orange County Personnel Ordinance to establish $8.00 <br />an hour as the minimum wage for an Orange County employee except <br />for certain student learners, as provided in the Ordinance. <br />Background: At its May 26, 1998 meeting, the Board of Commissioners received a <br />report on the Living Wage Ordinance for Orange County. At that <br />meeting, the Board voted to approve an amendment to the Orange <br />County Personnel Ordinance to establish a living wage for the <br />employees of Orange County as County policy. The attached draft <br />Personnel Ordinance revision is provided to implement the Board's <br />decision as to the living wage for Orange County employees. <br />The attached Personnel Ordinance revision extends the $8.00 an hour <br />living wage to Orange County employees both permanent and <br />temporary. Currently the minimum hourly salary for a permanent <br />employee is $8.24 an hour. Thus the proposed Personnel Ordinance <br />revision would have no impact on permanent County employees. <br />As to temporary employees, there currently are about 30 temporary <br />County employees at salaries below $8.00 an hour. The proposed <br />Personnel Ordinance revision would cover temporary County <br />employees except for certain student learners. <br />