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

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DocuSign Envelope ID: C0131349A6 -D1E9- 42DE- 8E8D- 7583E683E1E2 EXHIBIT A: PROVIDER'S OUTSIDE AGENCY APPLICATION • Review potential employers' applications (submitted at no charge to them through our website); + Publicize our certified living wage employers through certification materials (decals and certificates), website, social media, print media, newsletters, WCHL PSAs, and quarterly "boycotts." • Communicate and advocate for our program through print and social media; at meetings with community groups and elected officials; and by speaking and "tabling" at local and regional events. d) Agency's History with Providing These Services: OCLW began certifying living wage employers in the summer of 2015. We certified 48 employers in 2015 and 55 in 2016. In 2017, we certified 42 new employers and re- certifying 41 employers from our 2015 roster. Our employers are for- profit and nonprofit businesses and organizations. Led by Orange County government, all municipalities and other public employers in the County are certified as living wage employers, including the Towns of Carrboro, Chapel Hill, and Hillsborough, both public school systems, OWASA, and Orange County ABC. e) Other Pertinent Agency Information (Ex.. Has the agency experienced any major changes in the past year? is there a new Executive Director? Are there new initiatives ?) As of January 2018, OCLW has certified 141 living wage employers who have cumulatively raised wages by $641,475. In the fall of 2017 we hired a part -time Certification Coordinator to ensure a steady stream of employer contacts and new certifications.. Our Certification Coordinator, Rachel Mehalek, will help launch our Aspiring Employer program, a new effort with six to eight employers who do not yet qualify for certification but want to raise compensation to meet our wage criteria. "Aspiring employers" will partner with OCLW and our living- wage- certified employers to develop wage- raising strategies. 0 Schedule of Positions (For Entire Agency) • Full Time Equivalent (FTE) staff will be noted as 1.00; half time as .50; quarter time as .25, etc. • Calculate a Full Time Equivalent for all recorded volunteer hours using the following: Total Volunteer Hours = Volunteer FTE 2,080 # of FTE - Full -Time Paid Positions: # of FTE - Paid Part -Time Positions: .25* # of Volunteers: 11 # of FTE - Volunteers: 1.75 "Cur Certification Coordinator position is currently working quarter -time, but we look to increase her hours in FY 2017- 2018 Q31Q4, and again in FY 2018-2019. This FTE will ideally move closer to .35 or .40. g) Living Wage Agency Information 1/21/2018 12:07:58 PM Page 4 of 17