c. o. l. a. that is built- in? >> that is what i understand. supervisor chu: kate. >> it is true that every year the city negotiates around a c. o. l. a. with uc. we have fudned. weve

c. o. l. a. that is built- in? >> that is what i understand. supervisor chu: kate. >> it is true that every year the city negotiates around a c. o. l. a. with uc. we have fudned. we have cut. in order to staff the hospitals, we have certain amounts of fte's that are required. >> when we feel the cost of living increase for nonprofit services, is there a way that the city says how those funds will be designated in terms of general nonprofit use or for worker salaries? is there a distinction that can be made when we do a contract with nonprofits? >> the way i would understand it is the terms of these contracts are determined between the service provider and the department. and so there is discretion at the departmental level about any increase in funds and were those would be available. i think there is that flexibility. supervisor avalos: if the department says this is for worker salaries, that is something that would need to be programmed in to nonprofits [inaudible] >> in many cases our nonprofit organizations themselves are unionized or have labor contracts between the non-profit and their work force. the city is not party to those agreement