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RESOLUTION NO. 1832
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DOWNEY URGING LEGISLATION CHANGING THE
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PUBLISHING OF PREVAILING
WAGE SCALES.
WHEREAS, by the provisions of 1770 et seq. of the Labor
Code of the State of California cities are required to adopt a
resolution determining the prevailing rate of per diem wages for
public works projects; and
WHEREAS, it is required by Section 1773 of the Labor Code
that the public body calling for contract for public work shall
specify in the call for bids for the contract and in the contract
itself what the general prevailing rate of per diem wages shall
be; and
WHEREAS, the Attorney General of the State of California
has determined that a mere reference in the call for bids to the
fact that the City Council has determined the prevailing wage
scale and has a copy of the resolution or ordinance so determin-
ing on file is not sufficient and that the actual wage scale must
be published in the call for bids; and
WHEREAS, the specification of wages in the call for bids
serves no real purpose; and
WHEREAS, the requirement that such wages be published in
each call for bids imposes a heavy financial burden upon each
city in connection with its public works projects at a time when
all cities are seeking to find ways and means of easing the tax
burden on their respective property owners and residents by reduc-
ing the cost of government; and
WHEREAS, in the City of Downey the requirement of such
publication increases the legal advertising costs of the City
by approximately 400%.
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY
DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the League of California Cities propose
and support legislation which in substance will eliminate the
requirement that the prevailing wage scale as determined by each
city be published in each call for bids and only require publication
of such a determination each time a city adopts a resolution deter-
mining the prevailing wage scale, provided that such prevailing
wage scale be published at least once each fiscal year.
SECTION 2: That the League of California Cities request
each city to make an analysis of the additional cost to it of the
present requirement of publication of the prevailing wage scale
and submit such information to the League of California Cities,
or other appropriate agency or body, so that the members of the
legislature may have some information as to the burden of the
unjustified cost imposed upon cities by the above referred to
sections of the Labor Code.
SECTION 3: That a copy of this resolution be forwarded to
the League of California Cities and to such other agencies,
organizations, and associations as may be deemed advisable.
SECTION 4: The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption
of this resolution.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of November
1966.
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ATTEST:
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution No. 1832
was introduced at a regular meeting of the City Council
of the City of Downey held on the 22nd day of November
1966, and adopted at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Downey held on the 22nd day of November
1966, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: 4 Councilmen Dunnnm, Corbin, Temple, Dickerson
NOES: Councilmen
ABSENT: 1 Councilmen Morton
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