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Section EMP.05.03 — Payment Of Prevailing Wage Required

(a) At the first Tribal Council meeting of each fiscal year, Tribal Council shall consider changes to the established Prevailing Wage. If Tribal Council desires to make any changes to the Prevailing Wage, the changes shall make the changes by motion.

(1) Prior to the first Tribal Council meeting of the new fiscal year, Human Resources must conduct a wage survey and submit the recommended Prevailing Wage, based on a wage survey to the Tribal Council.

(2) Human Resources shall obtain wage rates from available sources of each class of profession or trade included in the survey and shall recommend to Tribal Council that the Prevailing Wage at not less than the average wage paid to each class of profession or trade included in the survey. The survey shall also include the classification for trainee in all trades.

(3) Human Resources shall maintain the names and addresses of all sources contacted and the wage rates reported by each source for a minimum of three years.

(4) Wage rates shall include monetary salary but not the value of fringe benefits paid to or on behalf of the employees.

(5) If there are years where the Tribe does not update the wage survey, or Tribal Council does not act the Prevailing Wages, the Prevailing Wage shall be adjusted by Human Resources pursuant to the published Cost of Living Index for the area.