§ 14-137. Annual adjustment of living wage.  


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  • (a)

    The living wage rate shall be modified annually as of July 1 to incorporate the adjustments, if any, made to the federal poverty level income. Such annual adjustment shall take effect automatically every year, absent an affirmative vote by a majority of the county commission to suspend the adjustment for that year.

    (b)

    The living wage rate for employees of service contractors shall be modified in accordance with the date the request for proposal (RFP) is issued, and such RFP shall contain the actual rate (in dollars per hour, with and without benefits) which applies to that RFP.

    (c)

    In the case of contract renewals, the living wage rate applicable as of the date of the renewal shall be the effective living wage rate.

(Code 1992, § 12-115; Ord. No. 326, § 1, 5-21-2007)