Submitted By
Cara Pavlicek, Village Manager
Reviewed By
LKS
Agenda Item Title
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Second Reading and Adoption of an Ordinance Amending Chapter 2 ("Administration"), Article 6 ("Finance Department") of the Oak Park Village Code by Adding a new Section 2-6-20 ("Living Wage")
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Overview
Overview
Pursuant to the Village Board's direction on July 5, 2016, a Living Wage Ordinance has been prepared to establish a minimum wage rate of $12.00 per hour for employees of the Village of Oak Park and extending to certain employees of contractors/grantees of the Village Government with Contracts for Services in excess of $25,000 per year with a phased implementation in 2017 and 2018 and seeking a review in July 2018 for future rates. A First Reading of this Ordinance was held on August 1, 2016.
Body
Staff Recommendation
Approve the Ordinance
Fiscal Impact
Subject to adoption of the Ordinance at a future Village Board meeting, as part of the FY17 budget process (which has started at a staff level), staff will identify contractors and grantees that receive in excess of $25,000 annually from the Village and begin the process of incorporating living wages into such contracts for FY18. For reference, in FY13, the Village did business with more than 2,500 vendors of which more than 135 are in excess of $25,000.
Background
In the summer of 2014, there was further discussion of a Living Wage Ordinance by the Village Board and the Village Manager provided a recommended implementation strategy for a Living Wage Ordinance in Oak Park. That memo in part stated:
As part of the June 16, 2014, Regular Meeting of the Village Board the Village Manager was asked to review and recommend a process for consideration of a Living Wage Ordinance in the Village of Oak Park.
A living wage ordinance is a local law that may be adopted by a home rule unit of government for the purpose of establishing wage rate for employees of that unit of government and may extend to employees of c...
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