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16 <br /> 1 Formula would have resulted in a wage rate of$12.53 <br /> 2 Existing rate is higher - $12.76 per hour— maintained until formula <br /> 3 exceeds existing rate <br /> 4 o Applies to all regular, part time, and temporary employees <br /> 5 o Impacted 124 temporary employees <br /> 6 <br /> 7 County as Purchaser of Goods and Services <br /> 8 Legal Restrictions <br /> 9 o Policies cannot apply to private companies as a condition of bidding on a <br /> 10 contract— cannot apply to goods or services which are competitively bid <br /> 11 o Current law does not require competitive bidding on certain purchases: <br /> 12 Construction contracts under $30,000 <br /> 13 ■ Approximately 60 per year - $15,000 to $20,000 cost impact <br /> 14 Supplies and Apparatus under $30,000 <br /> 15 ■ Examples include office supplies, computer equipment, some <br /> 16 vehicles <br /> 17 ■ Policy application challenging <br /> 18 Service contracts in any amount <br /> 19 <br /> 20 County as Purchaser of Goods and Services <br /> 21 Service Contracts <br /> 22 o Solicitation process <br /> 23 Services cannot be solicited through a bid process <br /> 24 Limited to Request for Qualifications <br /> 25 ■ Vendor qualifications paramount— architects, engineers, other <br /> 26 professional consulting services <br /> 27 ■ No comparative price information during initial solicitation <br /> 28 o Cost Impact <br /> 29 No existing comprehensive analysis of service contractors <br /> 30 Social Services cost estimated to be $260,000 to provide existing levels <br /> 31 of service <br /> 32 <br /> 33 County as Community Leader <br /> 34 Living Wage Certification Programs <br /> 35 o Just Economics of Western Carolina <br /> 36 Voluntary certification program <br /> 37 Calculated using Fair Market Rents <br /> 38 o Durham Living Wage Project <br /> 39 Voluntary certification program <br /> 40 Calculated using Federal Poverty Level <br /> 41 o Orange County Living Wage <br /> 42 Voluntary certification program <br /> 43 Orange County enrolled as one of the first living wage employers <br /> 44 Calculated using Fair Market Rent = $12.75 per hour <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Policy Considerations and Next Steps <br /> 47 Review Calculation Methodology <br /> 48 o Federal Poverty Rate <br /> 49 Criticized for outdated metrics; insensitive to local economy <br /> 50 Frequently used; adjusts for family size <br />