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conspicuous places available to applicants and clients of services, applicants for <br />employment and employees. The complaint process will be according to COUNTY's <br />policies and procedures and made available in languages and formats understandable to <br />applicants, clients and employees. PROVIDER shall supply to COUNTY's Contract <br />Compliance Officer upon request a summary document of all client complaints related to <br />perceived discrimination in service delivery. These documents shall include names of the <br />involved persons, nature of the complaints, and a description of any attempts made to <br />achieve complaint resolution. <br />D. PROVIDER shall provide copies of all announcements of new employment opportunities <br />to COUNTY's Contract Compliance Officer when such announcements are issued. <br />E. If PROVIDER is a government entity having its own compliance plan, PROVIDER'S plan <br />shall govern PROVIDER's activities. <br />XII. LIVING WAGE. <br />A. PROVIDER agrees to pay all workers employed by PROVIDER in the performance of <br />this Agreement, whether on a full-time or part-time basis, the prevailing living wage as <br />defined in section 25.015(1)(f), Dane County Ordinances. PROVIDER agrees to make <br />available for COUNTY inspection PROVIDER's payroll records relating to employees <br />providing services on or under this Agreement or subcontract. <br />B. If any payroll records of PROVIDER contain any false, misleading or fraudulent information, <br />or if PROVIDER fails to comply with the provisions of section 25.015 of the Dane County <br />Code of Ordinances, COUNTY may withhold payments on the Agreement, terminate, <br />cancel or suspend the Agreement in whole or in part, or, after a due process hearing, <br />deny PROVIDER the right to participate in bidding on future county contracts for a period <br />of one year after the first violation is found and for a period of 3 years after a second <br />violation is found. <br />C. PROVIDER agrees to submit to COUNTY a certification as required in section 25.015(7) <br />of the Dane County Code of Ordinances. <br />D. PROVIDER agrees to display COUNTY's current living wage poster in a prominent place <br />where it can be easily seen and read by persons employed by PROVIDER. <br />E. PROVIDER shall ensure that any subcontractors comply with the provisions of this <br />section. <br />The following are exemptions from the requirements of this section: <br />1. When the Maximum Cost of the Agreement is less than $5,000; <br />2. When the provider is a school district, a municipality, or other unit of government; <br />3. When the County is purchasing residential services at an established per bed <br />rate; <br />4. When employees are persons with disabilities working in employment programs <br />and the provider holds a current sub -minimum wage certificate issued by the <br />U.S. Department of Labor or where such a certificate could be issued but for the <br />fact that the employer is paying a wage higher than the minimum wage; <br />5. When an individual receives compensation for providing services to a family <br />member; <br />6. When employees are student interns; <br />7. When the provider meets any other criteria for exemption outlined in section <br />25.015(1)(d) of the Dane County Code of Ordinances; and <br />8. Where the contract is funded or co -funded by a government agency requiring a <br />different living wage, the higher wage requirement shall prevail. <br />XIII. DOMESTIC PARTNER EQUAL BENEFITS. The PROVIDER agrees to provide the same <br />economic benefits to all of its employees with domestic partners as it does to employees with <br />spouses, or the cash equivalent if such a benefit cannot reasonably be provided. The <br />Page 5 of 11 <br />