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rj o iQ,aD - !9 4 k-o l9 <br /> Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners <br /> Action Agenda Item Abstract <br /> Meeting Date: June 22, 1998 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-k_ <br /> Subject: Personnel Ordinance Revision — Living Wage <br /> Department: Personnel Public Hearing: Yes No X <br /> Budget Amendment <br /> Needed: Yes No X <br /> Attachment(s): Information Contact: <br /> Elaine Holmes, Personnel Director <br /> Draft Personnel Ordinance Revision - Extension 2550 <br /> Living Wage <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 />