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All persons and entities subject to this chapter shall pay covered employees a wage of no less than the living wage set forth in this chapter: (a) Living Wage means no less than $12.00 per hour including wages and health benefits. For health benefits to be counted as a part of the living wage, the benefit must be at least $1.50 per hour. If employer contributions for health benefits are not paid on an hourly basis, the employer must demonstrate to the City the hourly value of such benefits in order to receive credit for such payments to covered employees. (b) Time-off: Employees shall be entitled to at least twenty-two (22) days off per year for sick leave, vacation, or personal necessity. At least twelve (12) of the required days off shall be compensated at the same rate as regular compensation for a normal working day. Ten (10) of the required 22 days may be uncompensated days off. Employees who work part-time shall be entitled to accrue compensated days off in increments proportional to that accrued by full-time employees. Employees shall be eligible to use accrued days off after the first six (6) months of satisfactory employment or consistent with employer policy, whichever is sooner. Paid holidays, consistent with established employer policy, may be counted toward provision of the required 12 compensated days off. (c) Additional Compensation Permissible. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit an employer's discretion to provide greater wages to its employees. (d) The initial rates set forth in subsection (a) of this section shall increase annually on July 1 sf, to reflect the 12 month average in the Consumer Price Index for all urban consumers in the San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose Metropolitan Statistical Areas for the preceding year from May through April, not to exceed the COLA last provided to members of the San Leandro City's Employees' Association under their collective bargaining agreement. (e) The City Council may periodically adjust the living wage rate up or down to reflect average wage increases enjoyed by the greater San Leandro workforce during the preceding five years. Section 8. Waivers - Section 1-6-630 of Title 1 of the San Leandro Municipal Code is hereby added as follows: Following a review and recommendation by the City Manager, the City Council may approve waivers with or without conditions to any of the requirements and regulations set forth in this ordinance, or in any implementing policies, upon the following findings: (a) The services to be provided are available from a single source and that source has significant barriers to meeting the requirements of the ordinance; or (b) A waiver is necessary to provide emergency services essential to mitigate or prevent possible threats to public safety or public health for a limited period of time; or 5