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San Fernando CA -April 20110 In April, the San Fernando City Council voted to adopt an ordinance requiring that a living wage be paid to employees of firms holding city service contracts or receiving city grants of more than $25,000, including employees of temporary employment agencies. The initial living wage rate is set at $7.75 per hour with health benefits or $8.62 per hour if no health benefits are provided (The health benefits provision does not apply to temporary workers). Wages are adjusted annually to reflect changes in the state employment retirement system. The ordinance also requires at least 6 compensated and 6 uncompensated days off annually for sick leave, vacation or personal leave. The living wage is currently $8.50 per hour (7/06). Berkeley CA and Marina -June 2000, amended October 2000 In June, the Berkeley City Council approved a living wage ordinance which required that a living wage be paid to direct city employees, businesses with city contracts, financial assistance recipients, and businesses that lease land from the city after the ordinance goes into effect. In October, the ordinance was amended to provide an immediate living wage to all employees at the Berkeley Marina, which is City-owned public land, creating the first area-based living wage policy in the nation. The living wage is set at $11.39 an hour with at least $1.89 in health benefits and $13.28 without (07/06). San Francisco CA -August 2000 In August, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a living wage law that requires city service contractors, including nonprofit agencies, and leaseholders at San Francisco International Airport to pay workers at least $9 an hour. Wages will jump to $10 an hour next year followed by 2.5 percent raises for three more years. The current rate is set at $10.77 ($9.00 for non-profits and small businesses). (07/06) It also gives workers 12 paid days off and 10 unpaid days for family emergencies. A companion piece of the legislation requires covered employers to provide workers health insurance, join acity-run health insurance pool or pay into the City's public health system fund at the rate of $1.25 an hour per employee. Santa Crua CA -October 2000 In October, the Santa Cruz City Council passed a law such that city employees and employees of non-profit and for-profit city service contractors must earn at least $12.43 an hour with health benefits, or $13.56 an hour if benefits are not provided. (07/06) Hayward CA - April '1999 In April, the Hayward City Council approved the Hayward Living Wage Ordinance which provided that a living wage be paid to direct employees of the City of Hayward, as well as employees of certain firms contracting with the city for at least $25,000. The living wage is set at no less than $9.71 an hour if health benefits are paid to the employees, or $11.20 per hour if no such benefits are paid. (07/06) The wage will be upwardly adjusted annually in accordance with the area cost of living calculation. The contracted service categories covered under the policy are: automotive repair and maintenance, facility and building maintenance, janitorial and custodial, landscaping, laundry services, temporary personnel, pest control, security services, and social service agencies. The ordinance entitles covered workers to a minimum of 12 paid days off and 5 uncompensated days off per year. The ordinance also allows for the terms of a collective bargaining agreement to provide that said agreement may supersede the requirements of the living wage ordinance upon mutual agreement by both parties (Alameda County Central Labor Council, Hayward Democratic Club). Los Angeles County CA -June 1999 In June, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors became the largest governmental entity in the nation to adopt a living wage law. The ordinance requires that a living wage of $8.32 an hour with health insurance of $1.14 per hour, or $9.46 without (7/06), be provided to full time employees of firms contracting with the County (and their subcontractors) for over $25,000 worth of services. The ordinance provides for the retention of employees on contracts that the County terminates before they expire. In addition, the ordinance prohibits the use of part time employees on county contracts without justifiable cause and prohibits the use of County funds to inhibit employee organization. The ordinance provides that its provisions may be expressly superseded by a collective bargaining agreement (Los Angeles County Federation of Labor).