2018-417-E Finance - Orange County Living Wage outside agency agreement

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DocuSign Envelope ID: COBB49A6 -D1 E9- 42DE- 8E8D- 7583E683E1E2 EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION • Living Wage Network, a newly formed national coalition of living wage certification programs, whose website will launch in January 2018, featuring OCLW and other living wage certification programs in the U.S.; • The Hillsborough Chamber of Commerce and Chapel Hill Chamber of Commerce, whom we joined as members in January 2018 (using funds from our 2017 end -of -year direct appeal and not using grant funds) to develop new sources for employer contacts and increased impact; University of North Carolina's Department of Communications, specifically with Associate Professor Sarah Dempsey, who will make living- wage - related projects and internships available to students; • Cooperative Initiatives of the Carolinas Credit Union League, whose director, Jeff Hardin, has volunteered to produce a 2018 series of videos on living - wage- earning employees (the sequel to his 2017 employer- focused videos). Program Description (3 pages OR LESS) Please provide the following information about the proposed program: d) Summarize the program services proposed and how the program will address a Town /County priority /goal? The Town and County goals and priorities we address are to provide more living wage jobs, support community prosperity, and enable affordable housing. Through our voluntary employer certification program, Orange County Living Wage advocates for county -wide wage gains for workers. Our living wage is indexed to the cost of housing in Orange County. We provide a clear reference point for employers who are looking to help their workers live in our county by paying them enough to do so. We provide incentives for employers to certify and raise wages, and we promote our living -wage- certified employers as a model for the future of our County. North Carolina's minimum wage is mired at the federal rate of $7.25. For workers with families, this is a poverty wage. With little prospect of wage action at the state level, North Carolina's counties and towns must advocate for fair pay for lower -wage workers. Our program is one tool within the County's and Towns` mix of strategy and support for building wealth, empowering citizens, and improving outcomes around poverty. Increasing wages will enable more County residents to meet their basic needs and better support their families — and to live where they work. e) Describe the community need or problem to be addressed in relation to the Chapel_ Hili Human Services Needs Assessment, Orange Count BOCC Goals and Priorities, Town of Chapel Hill Council Goals, C_arrboro Board Priorities, or other community priorities (i.e. Council /Board Goals). Reference local data (using the provided links, i.e. Chapel Hill Human Services Needs Assessment) to support the need for this program. PROGRAM INFORMATION 1/2112018 12:07:58 PM Page 9 of 17