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11 <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Orange County Government provides strong support for its employees including a <br />minimum living wage of $15 per hour for full time permanent employees and $14.95 per hour for <br />temporary employees, with plans to be at or above $15 per hour for all employees by 2020; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, North Carolinians need access to safe, green, living wage jobs, free from <br />harassment, violence and discrimination; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, worker organizing, union membership, and collective bargaining remain the most <br />effective tools for working people to exercise their power on the job and in the public sphere. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, <br />do hereby urge our legislative delegation to promote the well-being of North Carolina’s workers <br />and their families by supporting: <br />• Legislation which provides paid family leave for workers in NC who want or need to take <br />parental leave, leave to care for sick family members, or to meet other critical family <br />needs; <br />• Legislation raising the minimum wage for all workers and a $15/hr minimum wage for all <br />state AND LOCAL employees; <br />• Legislation that expands Medicaid coverage; and <br />• Legislation that empowers public employees to negotiate wages and other conditions of <br />their employment, such as repealing so called “right to work” laws and extending the <br />right to collective bargaining to public sector employees. <br /> <br />This the 21st day of May 2019. <br /> <br />Commissioner Dorosin made a friendly amendment: all LOCAL Employees to be added <br />to bullet point; and that Orange County takes this progressive position <br />Chair Rich accepted the friendly amendment. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos for <br />the Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation, and authorize the Clerk <br />to the Board to send the signed resolution to Orange County’s legislative delegation and other <br />99 counties. <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />5. Public Hearings <br /> <br />a. Orange County Consolidated Plan – Annual Action Plan Update and Proposed <br />Uses of the FY 2019-2020 HOME Funds <br />The Board received input from the public regarding the proposed Annual Action Plan <br />and update of the FY 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development <br />Programs in Orange County, as well as the proposed uses of FY 2019-2020 HOME funds. <br />Sherrill Hampton, Housing Director, presented this item: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: In May 2015, a Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development <br />Programs in Orange County was developed and approved by the U.S. Department of Housing <br />and Urban Development (HUD). This document details the housing needs of very low income, <br />low income and moderate-income families and special population groups in addition to outlining <br />the strategies and plans for addressing those needs. FY2019-2020 will be the fifth year of the 5- <br />year Plan. See Attachment 4 (revised at their places) for additional background materials.