HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2015.10.07 - 22034MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #15254
BY: Commissioner David Woodward, District #19
IN RE: AMENDMENT TO PURCHASING POLICIES — REQUIREMENT OF VENDORS TO PROVIDE MINIMUM
PAID SICK LEAVE BENEFITS TO THEIR EMPLOYEES
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners:
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS the Michigan League for Public Policy reports more than 1.6 million Michigan workers, approximately
46% of private sector workers, are without paid sick leave when they are ill or need to provide care for a sick child
or relative; and
WHEREAS the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveals the inadequacy of paid sick leave coverage: across the
U.S. more than 59 million workers have no such leave and nearly 86 million do not have paid sick leave to care
for sick children; and
WHEREAS when employers provide paid sick leave, workers have the ability to regain their health, return to full
productivity at work, and avoid the spreading of disease to their co-workers, reducing the employers' overall costs
due to employee absenteeism; and
WHEREAS when employees go to work sick as a result of not having paid sick leave, their illness spreads among
co-workers who become sick and take time off, which increases employee absenteeism and employer costs
within the workplace; and
WHEREAS according to the Business and Legal Resources research, a growing number of states and
municipalities are legislating for paid sick leave laws applicable to employers that conduct business within state
and municipal jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS today, federal contractors are required to provide their employees with paid sick leave to improve pay
and benefits for U.S. workers; and
WHEREAS Senate Bill 101 and House Bill 4167 would require employers provide earned, paid sick leave to full-
time and part-time employees when personal illness or incapacity prevents them from working or requires them to
care for a child or elderly parent; and
WHEREAS this legislation proposes employers would offer one hour of sick leave for every 30 hours an
employee works; paid sick leave accrues in 1-hour increments up to 40 hours per calendar year for employees of
small businesses; and 72 hours for all other employees; and
WHEREAS the legislation further outlines specific conditions for accruing and using the paid sick leave, and does
not require employers to provide cash payouts when an employee leaves employment; and
WHEREAS Oakland County can require that vendors wishing to conduct a significant business transaction(s) with
Oakland County provide their employees these basic rights; and
WHEREAS an agreement of compliance of this minimum standard can be included in the standard contract
language; and
WHEREAS the inclusion of this minimum standard of sick time compensation will contribute substantially to the
economic growth of the region; the overall health of the workforce, and improve the quality of materials and
services received by the County.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby amends the
Purchasing Policy of Oakland County to include a requirement of vendors, receiving over $25,000 annually for
goods or services, to provide their employees minimum earned paid sick time as outlined in House Bill 4167 and
Senate Bill 101 and that these contractors shall not employ any subcontractor that does not meet this minimum
standard.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that noncompliance of this standard by a vendor or subcontractor, following the
commencement of a contract, may be cause for the termination of the contract.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this policy is effective for new contracts and contract extensions of three years
or more, commencing 90 days after the adoption of this resolution.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Purchasing Division is directed to prepare implementation language in the
Purchasing Policies and Procedures Rules, with the assistance of Corporation Counsel, to be delivered to the
Board of Commissioners within 30 days of the adoption of this resolution.
Chairperson, I move the adoption of the foregoing Resolution.
missiony David Woodard
District #19
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Resolution #15254 October 7, 2015
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Finance Committee. There were no objections.