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): $24.17/hr (MIT).
• Gap: −$7.42/hr (IHSS ≈ 69.3% of living wage).

County History of Fair Bartering for Wages

• Union representation: SEIU Local 2015 represents Mono IHSS providers.
• Recent contract: Wage increased gradually to $16.75/hr by 2025; no successor MOU recorded yet.
• Context: Rural counties like Mono face bargaining challenges; union continues to campaign for a stronger wage floor above $18/hr.

Public Authority & County Support (Performance Signals)

• Registry: PA maintains provider registry and referral system; application required to be listed.
• Provider onboarding: Orientation session required (ID, SSN, fingerprinting, paperwork).
• Payroll systems: ESP and EVV enrollment required; county links to CDSS resources.
• Public KPIs: No performance metrics on processing times or call response published by county.

Available Training (for completeness)

• Local: Provider enrollment/orientation only; no open recurring training schedule found.
• State: CDSS EVV webinars; ESP/TTS provider resources.

Sources & Links

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