HomeMy WebLinkAbout2140RESOLUTION NO. 2140
A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Bremerton, Mayor
Concurring, requesting that the Washington State Legislature and
The Governor of the State of Washington take action to improve
the relevency of prevailing wage determinations.
WHEREAS, The City of Bremerton is subject to numerous regulations
concerning establishment and payment of prevailing wages; and,
WHEREAS, The City of Bremerton continues to experience difficulty
in obtaining prevailing wage information which accurate reflect
prevailing wages in the community; and,
WHEREAS, The Revised Code of Washington under Chapter 39.12
pertains to Prevailing Wages on Public Works; and,
WHEREAS, Chapter 39.12,010 (2) Definitions - denotes the
definition of locality; and,
WHEREAS, Revenues from most sources are being restricted; and,
WHEREAS, Funds for Public Works projects are equally being
restricted; and,
WHEREAS, Actual wage rates for cities within the county and Puget
Sound Area differ significantly from the those in the City of
Bremerton; and,
WHEREAS, Larger cities will have a higher wage rate than smaller
cities;and,
WHEREAS, Prevailing wages in the City of Bremerton are skewed by
federal wage rates;
THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City of Bremerton supports the efforts of the the
Association of Washington Cities in presenting a change to RCW
39.12,010 (2) to state the followingz 'The locality for the
purposes of this chapter shall be the city wherein the physical
work is being performed, provided that if a prevailing wage
cannot be established in that city then locality shall be the
largest city in the county wherein the physical work is being
performed.
2. Copies of this resolution are to be furnished to the
Governor of the State of Washington, the Washington State
Senators and Representatives representing Citizens of the City of
Bremerton and the Members of the Commerce & Labor Committees of
the Washington State Senate and House of Representatives.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON THIS 14TH
DAY OF JANUARY 1987.
AL COLVIN, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #1
MORRIE DAWKINS, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #2
HANK WAIBEL, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #3
LON OVERSON, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #4
SHIRLEY MARTY CRUTCHER, COUNCILMAN
DISTR. #5
MARY LOU LONG, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #6
C.R. "TINY" COLLINS, COUNCILMAN
DISTR. #7
SPENCER HORNING, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #8
RUSS JOHNSON, COUNCILMAN DISTR. #9
NAYOR
GEBE LOBE, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHLEEN L. McCLUSKEY, CITY CLERK