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RESOLUTION NO. 2003-49
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR To
OPPOSE SB 966 (ALARCON). PREVAILING WAGEE3 ON
PUBLIC WORDS: CONTRACTOR'S COST
WHEREAS, California State Senate Bill 966 (Alarcon) would shi the res risibility
for compliance with prevailing wage requirements away from ntracta to local
agencies, and
WHEREAS,. SB 966 would authorize a contractor to bring an action in court to
recover any increased costs from a local agency, and
WHEREAS,, SB 966 imposes on local agencies the cost for prevailing wages and
penalties in circumstances where, through no fault of the local age cy, a construction
struction
contractor or subcontractor fails to pay prevailing wages to its workers, and
WHEREAS, SB 966 could cost local agencies millions of dollaa year n added
costs and penalties, rl
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of thCity of iamond
Bar OPPOSES California State Senate Bill 966 (.garcon) Prevailin Y4ages n Public
Works: Contractor's Cost and directs the following:
SECTION 1. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar
and the City Cletak shall certify to the adoption
SECTION 2. That the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar
(Alarcon) and asps all elected officials to appose S8 968.
SECTION 3. That copies of Resolution 2003-4 9 of the City of
distributed to the following individuals, agencies, and/or organizaboi
Gonsalves & Son
State Senator Bob Margett
State Assemblyman Bob Pacheco
PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED this 19th day of
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Carol Herrera, Mayor
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1, Nancy B. Whitehouse, Acting City Clerk, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution was passed, adopted, and approved at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Diamond Bar held on the 19th day of August
2003, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Chang, O'Connor, zirbes, MPT/Huff,
and M/Herrera
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAINED: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Nan B. Whitehouse
A g City Clerk
Citof Diamond Bar