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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-01-1999 - 5aORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Action Agenda Item No. S_ q ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 1, 1999 SUBJECT: Resolution Honoring Carol Woods Retirement Center DEPARTMENT: Economic Development Commission PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/1~ ATTACHMENT(S): Resolution INFORMATION CONTACT: Dianne Reid TELEPHONE N Hillsborough Chapel Hill Durham Mebane UMBERS: - - ezt. 2325 732-8181 968-4501 688-7331 227-2031 PURPOSE: To recognize Carol Woods Retirement Center for outstanding corporate citizenship for voluntarily adopting a livable wage policy for its employees. BACKGROUND: In 1994 the Orange County Boazd of Commissioners adopted a policy entitled "Towards a Sustainable Community," which established the County's commitment to sustainability. An important component of sustainability is the ability of workers to provide a decent standazd of living for themselves and their families. In 1998, the Board of Commissioners codified this principal through the adoption of a Personnel Ordinance revision to require a living wage of $8 per hour for County employees. The Boazd also strongly encouraged employers doing business with the County to pay the $8 per hour living wage. The Orange County Economic Development Commission, as part of its 1996 Strategic Plan for Economic Development, adopted a Statement of Corporate Citizenship which encourages businesses to be good corporate citizens through their employment practices. The Carol Woods Retirement Center has taken the lead among local private employers by adopting a livable wage policy which provides a minimum of $8.00 an hour to its 280 full-time and part-time employees. The EDC and Boazd of County Commissioners wish to honor and commend leadership in corporate citizenship by adopting a resolution to congratulate and recognize the Boazd of Directors and management of Carol Woods Retirement Center as an Outstanding Corporate Citizen. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None RECOMMENDATON(S): The Manager recommends the Board adopt the attached resolution. x E- ~; ,, c, ~,: _ ,.,. t- ~ ,, , .~ , , _ ,, „`_ . Resc~'~ut~pm HonoringCaroh Woods Retire~e~t Oster ,; ~~~oad Co-r~ot~ Cftiace~atssl~ip . " `> WHEREAS, the ~h~angts `County Board of County Commissioners in 199 adoptccl a~ policy entitled "Towards a Sustainable Community,';bvhich established`the County's -, .commitment t+o sustainability;: and ~ " " .,; , .~ , .: -: WHt~REAS, an important component of sustainability is the ability of workers to.. ~ ~~~° .~ , provide a decent°sta~dard~of ling for themselves and their fatnilios; arid. ' ,. :. WHEREAS, ~e ~ County Board of Count Commissioners'in 1.998 codified: this. ` principal ~hraugh the adoption of a lining>~vage pxovisican in its i~ersonnel`Ord~nance; and.,. .~ WHEREAS, the'Orangc County Economic Tlevelopment Commission, as part' of its a„ 1996... Strategic Plan for >~conom~c'~evelment, adopted a Statetne of ~Corporat~< ~ ' "` Citi~ip v~h :encourages .businesses `ta ~ good corpcira~~,,citi~c~ns through. their ~ `` employment practices; and ~ ," w,, - ~: °©VHERI~S, m~ Carol Woods Retirement Center has taken the lead h~ong loci?private employers by adopting a liable wage`"policy which pra~ides a miaum of, $8.Q0 an hour,to its`Pull-time, and part-tima:employees; and Y d: ,, :4 ~ ,:. 'VEREAS, the Orange'County Eeoriom Development commission and the Orange County Board of Cou~tyCommis~iquers wish to honor and commend leadership in corporate e7itizenip, '" NaV~ THERE~'O~,E IT RESOLVED, that we congratulate the' l~osrd of Directors . dud managet of Carol Woods 1Zeement Center for providing livable wages to all its 280 full- and panne employes and ree4gnize the C~nter.as a~ outstanding corporate . citizen ~~. ,~: - ,. ,< .. ., ~~ f,/,r i. Alice lb: Gordoti~ Chair , Board of Commissioners ,. ,~,. ~~ ~. ~ t ~` `4 ._ Dat ,. ,, ,, ~~ ~.. -. ~_;~ ,: -~ ~ ~' u. ,~: ,.,