A. Eligible employees shall receive a wage of not less than nine dollars ($9.00) per hour.
B. This rate shall be automatically adjusted each successive year based upon Consumer Price Index, Western Region.
C. If the contract is subject to a prevailing wage requirement or union agreement, the higher wage shall apply.
D. A contractor may request that it be allowed to pay its eligible employees a wage of no less than eight dollars ($8.00) per hour if the contractor provides health benefits with a monthly value at least as high as the difference between a monthly wage based on nine dollars ($9.00) per hour and the requested monthly wage of no less than eight dollars ($8.00) per hour. Proof of said benefits shall be provided at the time of bid or proposal submission, or, as the county may require, in accordance with notification by the county of its intent to award a contract.
(Ord. 2002-1 § 1 (part), 2002)