Evidence snapshot covering wages vs. cost of living, wage-bargaining history, Public Authority/County performance signals, available training (for completeness), and primary sources.

Wages vs. Cost of Living

• IHSS provider wage (current): $16.75/hr (as of Jan 1, 2025).
• Living wage (single adult, no children): $21.45/hr (MIT).
• Gap: −$4.70/hr (IHSS ≈ 78.1% of living wage).

County History of Fair Bartering for Wages

• Union representation: SEIU Local 2015 represents Modoc IHSS providers.
• Recent contract: BOS approved agreement raising wages to $16.75/hr by 2025; no new successor actions located as of Sep 14, 2025.
• Context: Union notes rural counties like Modoc face challenges in negotiations due to limited budgets; SEIU campaigns ongoing for higher floor wages.

Public Authority & County Support (Performance Signals)

• Registry: County PA maintains a provider registry; enrollment and referral procedures listed.
• Provider onboarding: Standard state process (application, orientation, fingerprinting, ID verification).
• Payroll systems: County directs providers to ESP/EVV through CDSS resources.
• Public KPIs: No published local performance metrics; state-level oversight benchmarks apply.

Available Training (for completeness)

• Local: Enrollment and registry info only; no recurring training calendar found.
• State: CDSS EVV webinars; provider resources online.

Sources & Links

• Current wage:
  IHSS Law 2025 list;
  IHSS Advocate;
  official hub: CDSS wage hub.
• Living wage:
  MIT Living Wage — Modoc County (data updated Feb 10, 2025).
• Union & bargaining:
  SEIU 2015 Region 6 (includes Modoc; wage path to $16.75/hr by 2025).
• PA operations:
  Modoc County IHSS Public Authority (provider enrollment & registry).
• State training:
  CDSS EVV &
  IHSS provider resources.