Living wages required.

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:815

in effect

1:815. - Living wages required. (1) Every contractor/vendor or grantee, as defined in section 1:813, shall pay its covered employees a living wage as established in this section. (a) For a covered employer that provides employee health care to its employees, the living wage shall be $8.70 an hour, or the adjusted amount hereafter established under section 1:815(3). (b) For a covered employer that does not provide health care to its employees, the living wage shall be $10.20 a hour, or the adjusted amount hereafter established under section 1:815(3). (2) In order to qualify to pay the living wage rate for covered employers providing employee health care under section 1:815(1)(a), a covered employer shall furnish proof of said health care coverage and payment therefor to the City Administrator or his/her designee. (3) The amount of the living wage established in this section shall be adjusted upward no later than April 30, 2002, and every year thereafter by a percentage equal to the percentage increase, if any, in the federal poverty guidelines as published by the United States Department of Health and Human Services for the years 2001 and 2002. Subsequent annual adjustments shall be based upon the percentage increase, if any, in the United States Department of Health and Human Services poverty guidelines when comparing the prior calendar year's poverty guidelines to the present calendar year's guidelines. The applicable percentage amount will be converted to an amount in cents by multiplying the existing wage under section 1.815(1)(b) by said percentage, rounding upward to the next cent, and adding this amount of cents to the existing living wage levels established under sections 1:815(1)(a) and 1:815(1)(b). Prior to April 1 of each calendar year, the city will notify any covered employer of this adjustment by posting a written notice in a prominent place in City Hall, and, in the case of a covered employer that has provided an address of record to the city, by a written letter to each such covered employer. (Ord. No. 9-01, § 1, 3-5-01)

Source: City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/ann_arbor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIAD_CH23LIWARECOGR_1_815LIWAREFetched: 11/8/2026