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File #: ORD 17-222    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
In control: President and Board of Trustees
On agenda: 6/19/2017 Final action: 6/19/2017
Title: An Ordinance Establishing Prevailing Wages for Public Works Projects in the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois
Attachments: 1. 2017 Prevailing Wage Ordinance, 2. 2017 IDOL Wage Rates

Submitted By                     

Paul L. Stephanides, Village Attorney                                          

 

Reviewed By

LKS

 

Agenda Item Title

Title

An Ordinance Establishing Prevailing Wages for Public Works Projects in the Village of Oak Park, Cook County, Illinois

 

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Overview

Overview

In June of each year, the Village is required to adopt an ordinance setting prevailing wages for certain Public Works projects pursuant to the Prevailing Wage Act, 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq.

 

Body

Staff Recommendation

Adopt the Ordinance.

 

Fiscal Impact

The fiscal impact is based upon the applicable contracts the Village enters into through June of 2018, which is unknown at this time. 

 

Background

The Village is required by the Prevailing Wage Act to adopt an ordinance in June of each year setting the prevailing rate  of wages in the Village for laborers, workers and mechanics employed by contractors engaged in construction of any public works project.  The Illinois Department of Labor sets rates on a monthlhy basis for various classifications and types of laborers, including hourly wages, overtime rates and mandatory benefits, and the Ordinance incorporates the rates as published by the Department of Labor effective June 5, 2017.  The Village has historically adopted the Department of Labor’s rates as prevailing in the Village.  These rates apply on to contractors and not Village employees as the rates of pay for Village employees are set by the collective bargaining process.

 

By adopting the Ordinance, the Village is establishing the wage rates contractors must pay for each classification of laborer, worker and mechanic engaged in the construction or demolition of public works.  The Act requires the Village to publish these rates, make them available upon request and to insert language in applicable contracts providing that the Prevailing Wage Act’s requirements must be met. 

 

Alternatives

Not adopt the Ordinance and conduct an independent wage investigation pursuant to the Prevailing Wage Act.

 

Previous Board Action

The Village last adopted the required ordinance on June 20, 2016.

 

Citizen Advisory Commission Action

N/A.

 

Anticipated Future Actions/Commitments

N/A.

 

Intergovernmental Cooperation Opportunities

N/A.

 

Performance Management (MAP) Alignment

The Law Department does not yet participate in the MAP Program.