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s , Initiative: Raise the rate of pay for identified employees to that of the Living Wage as defined by Orange County Government Implementation Timeline and Budget Needed 2014 -2015 Amount Notes Raise the pay rate of identified employees $75,000 Estimates are based on trends for each of who currently earn an hourly rate below the groups identified below the Living Wage, as defined by Orange County Government, which is currently $10.97 per hour Expected Results Improvement of salaries of the lowest paid employees in the district will improve morale as well as address the Orange County Board of Commissioners' goal of social justice. Evidence or Reasoning for this Recommendation At their September 2, 2010, regular meeting, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners adopted a Social Justice Goal for Orange County. The Vision for Social Justice includes an objective for "Ensuring economic self- sufficiency by fostering a sustainable community in which individuals can sufficiently provide for the physical, social, and mental needs of themselves and their dependents, and by providing safety net mechanisms for those who find themselves unable to do so." One of the specific actions to be implemented to ensure `economic self- sufficiency' is to provide a living wage. For the 2013 -14 fiscal year, the Living Wage is $10.97 per hour. Based on a review of all employees, some employees in the following groups would be impacted by an increase in their minimum hourly rate to the Living Wage ($10.97). Not all employees in each of these groups would be impacted as they currently make more than the Living Wage. • Child Nutrition Substitutes— currently child nutrition substitutes are paid an hourly rate of $9.15 per hour, a difference of $1.82 per hour. • After School Site Employees (Hourly) — there are currently 17 after school employees who are not otherwise employed in another capacity by Orange County Schools; 9 of these employees earn less than the current Living Wage, between $32 and $3.58 less per hour. • After School Substitutes — currently there are 5 substitutes who serve in the After School Program and are paid $3.58 less per hour than the Living Wage. • Substitute Teachers — non- licensed substitute teachers earn $75.00 per day; for a 7.5 hour day, that's $10.00 per hour, a difference of $.97 per hour. Contact Person: Dr. Marcie Holland, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources