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Marin County CA -January 2DD2 In January, the Marin County Board of Supervisors passed a living wage ordinance requiring County service contractors -including non-profits - to pay a living wage of at least $9.50 an hour, $10.75 if employer paid health benefits are not included (7/06). Direct County employees must also be paid at least this living wage. In-Wome Support Services workers whose agencies get County dollars must also be paid at least $8.50 an hour, $9.75 if no benefits are provided (Marin County Living Wage Coalition). Oxnard CA -July 2DD2 In July, the City Council of Oxnard adopted a living wage policy requiring City service contractors with contracts greater than $25,000 to pay a living wage of at least $9.00 an hour, to be adjusted annually (the ordinance includes planned adjustments as follows: at least $9.25 an hour plus 32 hours of paid leave per year as of July 2003; at least $10.59 an hour plus 64 hours of paid leave per year as of July 2004; at least $12.22 an hour plus 96 hours of paid leave per year as of July 2005)the rate as of Juiy 2005 was $12.22 as per the original schedule. Currently the living wage is $12.88 per hour (07/06). Fairfax CA -August 2DD2 In August 2002, the Town Council of Fairfax adopted a living wage ordinance requiring certain service contractors with city contracts greater than $10,000 and their sub-contractors, as well as business with more than ten employees receiving city subsidies greater than $15,000, to pay a minimum hourly wage of $13.00 with health benefits and $14.75 without. The wage applies to full- and part-time employees of contractors and sub- cortractors, as well as seasonal and temporary workers. The~wage also applies to. City employees. The level will be adjusted according to annual cost of living increases as measured by the Consumer Price Index. Covered #irms must remain neutral with respect to union organizing. Watsonville CA -September 2DD2 In September, the Watsonville City Council enacted a living wage law requiring firms that enter into city service contracts (14 different services are delineated) to pay a living wage to employees performing work under those projects. The living wage is set at $12.43 an hour if the employer provides health benefits and $13.56 an hour if no benefits are provided (07/06), adjusted annually for cost of living. The law also requires such firms to offer these employees 10 compensated days off for sick leave and/or vacation and includes additional worker protections such as worker retention language (Santa Cruz County Coalition for a Living Wage). Ventura County CA -May 2D01 In May the Ventura County Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance requiring that all county contractors and subcontractors pay workers employed on county-financed projects a living wage of $9 with $2 per hour in health care benefits. If no health benefits are provided, the required wage rate is $11 an hour. (07/06) The ordinance exempts in-home support workers, board ~ and care services and printing or copying services. Richmond CA -October 2DD1 In October, the Richmond City Council passed an ordinance requiring that a living wage be paid by businesses who are awarded city contracts worth over $25,000, are recipients of at least $100,000 in public subsidies, or have leases with the city and revenues over $350,000. The living wage is set at $11.42 with health benefits, $12.92 an hour without health benefits (06/06), indexed annually. (Richmond Vision 2000, Contra Costa County Labor Council.)