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Regional Minimum Wage Socioeconomic Analysis Consultant Services Intergovernmental Agreement This Intergovernmental Agreement ("Agreement") is made and entered into to be effective as of December 5, 2023 (the "Effective Date") by and between the City of Boulder, a Colorado municipal corporation, the City of Lafayette, a Colorado municipal corporation, the City of Longmont, a Colorado municipal corporation, the City of Louisville, a Colorado municipal corporation, and the Town of Erie, a Colorado statutory town. Said cities and town are referred to as "Agency" or "Agencies," in this Agreement. Recitals Whereas, HB 19-1210, passed by the Colorado General Assembly, repealed the prohibitions on local governments establishing minimum wage laws within their jurisdictions; Whereas, HB 19-1210 sets a limit of 10% of Colorado municipalities enacting their own minimum wage and any jurisdictions participating as a collaborative through an intergovernmental agreement may count as one municipality for the purposes of this calculation; Whereas, the Agencies have expressed interest in exploring the potential socioeconomic impacts of a regional minimum wage higher than the State of Colorado's minimum wage prior to deciding whether to raise the local minimum wage; Whereas, the Agencies agree a consultant is necessary to aid the Agencies in their analysis of the potential socioeconomic impacts of a regional minimum wage; and Whereas, the Agencies are working collaboratively to develop the scope of this analysis and share consultant costs. Now Therefore, in consideration of the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, the Agencies agree to the following: Agreement I. Designation and Obligations of Coordinating Agency A. Designation. The Agencies agree to designate a Coordinating Agency to facilitate the selection of and contracting with a vendor to conduct the regional minimum wage analysis. The Agencies agree that the City of Longmont will be the Coordinating Agency. B. Coordinating Agency. The Coordinating Agency shall assume the lead role in the communication, coordination, and administration of the agreement with the successful vendor providing socioeconomic analysis services. C. Contract for Services. The Coordinating Agency shall enter into an agreement with a vendor to provide socioeconomic analysis services on behalf of the Agencies. In this role, the Coordinating Agency shall be responsible for execution of the contract terms with the vendor, including transmittal of payments and other information required for the duration of the contract. 1