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Draft Living Wage Ordinance 2 May 30, 2007 Applicability: City regular and permanent part-time employees, City servIce contractors, businesses and non-profits receiving financial assistance and lessees, concessionaires and franchisees. Waivers: By City Council for financial hardships, emergencies and circumstances in the public interest. Current contracts: Amendments affecting financial aid require compliance. Exemptions: Include other governmental agencies, job training, disabled, internships, minors, immediate family, prevailing wage contracts and bona-fide collective bargaining agreements. Retaliation: Prohibited Complaints to City: City Manager establishes investigative procedures. Enforcement: Private party action; no City liability. City may terminate violators' agreements. Effective date: September 1,2007 In developing the draft ordinance, the Finance Committee and staff considered the following elements. Consistent with most surrounding City ordinances. Wages higher than, or equal to, Oakland, Hayward and Emeryville. Days off consistent with other ordinances. Applicability/waiver/exemption similar to other ordinances. Enforcement consistent with other ordinances. City investigation and private action. Minimize affect on non-profits, public, private and redevelopment partnerships. Applicability to the City's regular and permanent part-time employees. Minimize City staff resources and costs for implementation and enforcement. Attached are two matrixes provided the Finance Committee. The first matrix is "Comparative Matrix of Living Wage Rates and Attributes - Six Bay Area Cities". The second matrix consists of "Living Wage Information on Community-Based Organizations - Marina Lessees and Other Service Providers (Contracts)."