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ORDINANCE Amending Section 1-5-400 to Eliminate Provisions Exempting Certain Public Works Contracts from Payment of Prevailing Wage Rates and to Add a Provision Requiring Compliance with California Labor Code Section 1782 (provides for eligibility to use state funding or financial assistance for City construction projects)
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WHEREAS, in 2013, Governor Brown signed Senate Bill 7 into law, adding Section 1782 to the California Labor Code; and
WHEREAS, California Labor Code Section 1782 prohibits charter cities from receiving or using state funding or state financial assistance for a construction project unless the city requires public works contractors to comply with state prevailing wage requirements; and
WHEREAS, California Labor Code Section 1782 permits charter cities to continue receiving and using state funding and financial assistance for its construction projects if the charter city's local prevailing wage ordinance includes requirements that are equal to or greater than the requirements under state law; and
WHEREAS, San Leandro Municipal Code Section 1-5-400 currently provides that certain public works contracts do not require payment of prevailing wages; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of San Leandro desires to comply with California Labor Code Section 1782 by eliminating the exemptions from the prevailing wage requirements for certain public works contracts and explicitly requiring that the City comply with California Labor Code Section 1782.
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows:
SECTION I: Section 1-5-400 shall be amended to read as follows:
The provisions of this Article shall apply to the following contracts:
(a) City contracts for performance of public works valued in excess of Five Thousand Dollars ($5,000); and
(b) Contracts between private persons fo...
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