§ 62-3. Definitions.

For purposes of this Living Wage Chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated:

CITY OF NORWALK or CITY

The government of the City of Norwalk, or any department, board, agency, or commission of the City of Norwalk, but does not include the Norwalk Board of Education, its departments, or any entity under the jurisdiction of the Board of Education.

COVERED EMPLOYER

The City of Norwalk, or any individual or entity that is the contracting party pursuant to a service contract entered into after the effective date of this Living Wage Chapter, or any individual or entity that is the named recipient of a tax benefit approved after the effective date of this Living Wage Chapter, except that the following shall not be considered covered employers for purposes of this Living Wage Chapter:

A. 

Charitable foundations, charitable trusts or nonprofit agencies or nonprofit corporations, provided that the foundation, trust or nonprofit agency or corporation is exempt from federal income taxation and may accept charitable contributions under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or any subsequent corresponding internal revenue code of the United States, as from time to time amended; or

B. 

Any entity that employs fewer than 25 employees.

ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE

A person who is employed by a covered employer, during a period when a service contract or a tax benefit is in effect, who is a permanent employee, working on a full-time basis, with a normal workweek of 30 or more hours. The following shall not be considered eligible employees for purposes of this Living Wage Chapter:

A. 

An employee of the City of Norwalk who is a temporary or seasonal employee. For purposes of this Living Wage Chapter, any employee whose accumulated compensated hours in a calendar year is less than 0.75 FTE shall be considered a temporary or seasonal employee; or

B. 

An employee less than 18 years of age; or

C. 

An employee who is hired as part of a school-to-work program; or

D. 

A student who serves in a work-study program or as an intern in a position that advances the student's career potential; or

E. 

A trainee participating for not more than six months in a training program; or

F. 

An employee enrolled in a governmentally funded vocational rehabilitation program; or

G. 

A volunteer working without pay; or

H. 

An employee exempted under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act due to his or her disabilities; or

I. 

Any person whose wage rate is subject to a federal or State of Connecticut statute or regulation mandating a prevailing wage rate.

HEALTH BENEFITS

Comprehensive family medical coverage which does not require the employee to contribute more than 33% of his or her annual wages towards the payment of the health insurance premiums and deductibles.

LIVING WAGE

A minimum hourly wage rate, before taxes and all other employer deductions, which, when paid for 40 hours of work per week, 52 weeks per year, is equal to 115% of the poverty threshold for a family of four, as published annually in the Federal Register by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services under the authority of Section 673(2) of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981.

SERVICE CONTRACT

Any contract awarded by the City of Norwalk to any individual or entity for services, which involves an expenditure of $25,000 or more in any one fiscal year. The following shall not be considered service contracts for purposes of this Living Wage Chapter:

A. 

Any contract for the purchase or lease of goods, products, equipment, commodities or supplies; or

B. 

Any contract where services are provided incidental to the purchase, lease or delivery of goods, products, equipment, commodities or supplies; or

C. 

Any interlocal cooperation agreements between the City of Norwalk and other governmental entities, or any contract where the City of Norwalk has joined with other municipalities in a regional or collaborative effort to contract with private concerns to provide municipal services.

TAX BENEFIT

Any agreement approved by the City of Norwalk for a tax credit, tax exemption, tax assessment arrangement or tax abatement for property taxes otherwise payable to the City of Norwalk, with a total value of at least $25,000.