After an 18-month effort, Sonoma County has officially updated its living wage ordinance to include more county workers. The Living Wage ordinance currently sets a minimum wage of $18.10 per hour for workers at certain private companies and nonprofits that contract with the County of Sonoma or operate a business on County property. The update expanded the scope of the ordinance to cover lessees, concessionaires and other employers using County-owned property, including the Charles M. Schulz-Sonoma County Airport and the County’s seven veterans memorial buildings. Vendors and concessionaires at the Sonoma County Fair were exempted from the ordinance, an exception that will help the fairgrounds continue to attract traveling businesses to the summer fair.