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(4) Neither the applicant nor any related party of the applicant is delinquent or in default with respect to any property tax payment in St. Joseph County, Indiana. (5) Neither the applicant nor any related party of the applicant has a record of violations of local, state, or federal laws or regulations over a period of time that, in the opinion of the Council, tends to show a consistent pattern. 6 The applicant must-ppy all company employees at least a Poverty Wage. The Poverty Wage is defined as the wa e rate that provides a full -time worker an income at the government-defined poverty level. It is calculated as follows: Ste 1: Determine the Poverty Annual Income Level for a household of size three as listed in the annual Federal Poverty Guidelines. Data for these income levels are published at http://asj2e.hhs.gov/poverty/index.shtml. Ste 2: Divide the Poverty Annual Income Level by 2,080 hours the number of hours for full -time work in a year, to get the Poverty Wage. The Poverty Wage until March L2011 is $8.80 per hour. The Poverty Wage shall be recalculated annually on March 1st usin the calculation described above. 7 The applicant maintains a written Affirmative Action Plan. The Plan must indicate the positive steps being taken to encourage the hiring, promotion, and retention of qualified members of historically disadvantaged groups, such as minorities, women, and the disabled. 8 The construction contractors for the applicant maintain a written Affirmative Action Plan. The Plan must conform to those required of federal contractors as specified in Executive Order 11246 and the Federal Code of Regulations at http://www.dol..gov/dol/allcfr/ESA/Title 41/Part 60- 4 /41CFR60- 4.3.htm. 9 All construction personnel must be employees of a licensed bonded or registered contractor. Sec. 2 -76.4. Add -on abatement. An Add -on Abatement ( "Add -on Abatement ") is available only for real property other than single-family residential construction and may be from one (1) to seven (7) years of abatement in addition to the Base Abatement. Hence, an applicant for real property tax abatement who is granted both a Base Abatement and an Add -on Abatement may receive in total from four (4) to ten (10) years of abatement. The Council may, in its discretion and in light of its evaluation of the public benefits produced by the applicant's proposed project, grant an Add -on Abatement to any applicant for real property tax abatement who qualifies for a Base Abatement under the provisions of section 2 -76.3 and whose proposed project is not single - family residential construction. The Community 0