HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-1999-030 Resolution Honoring Carol Woods Retirement Center for Good Corporate Citizenship IR
Resolution Honoring Carol Woods Retirement Center
For Good Corporate Citizenship
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in 1994 adopted a
policy entitled"Towards a Sustainable Community,' which established the County's
commitment to sustainability; and
WHEREAS,an important component of sustainability is the ability of workers to
provide a decent standard of living for themselves and their families; and
WHEREAS,the Orange County Board of County Commissioners in 1998 codified this
principal through the adoption of a living wage provision in its Personnel Ordinance; and
WHEREAS,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; and
WHEREAS,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 full-time and part-time employees; and
WHEREAS,the Orange County Economic Development Commission and the Orange
County Board of County Commissioners wish to honor and commend leadership in
corporate citizenship.
NOW THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED, that we congratulate the Board of Directors
and management of Carol Woods Retirement Center for providing livable wages to all its
280 fall- and part-time employees and recognize the Center as an outstanding corporate
citizen.
Alice M. Gordon, Chair
Board of Commissioners
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