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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 18, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-d <br /> SUBJECT: Living Wage Day Proclamation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Jamezetta Bedford, BOCC Chair, 919- <br /> 245-2130 <br /> Andrea Cash, Orange County Living <br /> Wage <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation designating September 2, 2024, Labor Day, as Living <br /> Wage Day in Orange County. <br /> BACKGROUND: Orange County Living Wage (OCLW), a 501(c)3 charitable organization, is a <br /> volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that certifies, recognizes, and promotes Orange County <br /> businesses that pay a living wage and assists workers seeking living wage jobs. OCLW's roster <br /> features 260 employers who voluntarily pay a living wage, including Orange County Government. <br /> OCLW promotes those employers locally to build a base of engaged, informed consumers who <br /> support living-wage-certified businesses and nonprofits. <br /> OCLW has requested that the Board consider a proclamation designating September 2, 2024, <br /> Labor Day, as Living Wage Day in Orange County. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the <br /> proclamation. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal associated with <br /> consideration of the proclamation. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with consideration of the proclamation. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the proclamation. <br />