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Travis Myren made the following PowerPoint presentation: ORANGE COUNTY Living Wage Policy Update Presentation to the Board of Orange County Commissioners November 17, 2015 Living Wage Policy Update • Summary Memo o Legal analysis provided by County Attorney • County Roles in Living Wage Policy o County as an Employer o County as a Purchaser of Goods and Services o County as a Community Leader • Policy Considerations and Next Steps County as an Employer • Living Wage Policy for Employees o Adopted as part of the Budget o Calculated at 7.5% above the Federal Poverty Rate for a family of four • Consistent with other surrounding local governments • Formula would have resulted in a wage rate of$12.53 • Existing rate is higher - $12.76 per hour— maintained until formula exceeds existing rate o Applies to all regular, part time, and temporary employees o Impacted 124 temporary employees County as Purchaser of Goods and Services • Legal Restrictions o Policies cannot apply to private companies as a condition of bidding on a contract— cannot apply to goods or services which are competitively bid o Current law does not require competitive bidding on certain purchases: • Construction contracts under $30,000 • Approximately 60 per year - $15,000 to $20,000 cost impact • Supplies and Apparatus under $30,000 • Examples include office supplies, computer equipment, some vehicles • Policy application challenging • Service contracts in any amount County as Purchaser of Goods and Services • Service Contracts o Solicitation process • Services cannot be solicited through a bid process • Limited to Request for Qualifications • Vendor qualifications paramount— architects, engineers, other professional consulting services • No comparative price information during initial solicitation o Cost Impact