(A) (1) To the extent and as required by The Prevailing Wage Act, approved June 26, 1941, as amended, being ILCS Ch. 820, Act 130, §§ 0.01 - 12, the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics and other workers engaged in construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the city is ascertained to be the same as the prevailing rate of wages for construction work in Cook County as determined by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois as of June 1, 2008, a copy of that determination being attached to original Ordinance 2008-06-0188O, passed June 10, 2008, and incorporated by reference.
(2) As required by the Act, any and all revisions of the prevailing rate of wages by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois shall supersede the department’s June determination and apply to any and all public works undertaken by the city.
(3) The definition of any terms appearing in this section which are also used in the aforesaid Act shall be the same as in the Act.
(B) Nothing in this section contained shall be construed to apply to the general prevailing rate of wages as herein ascertained to any work or employment performed on behalf of the city except public works construction to the extent required by the aforesaid Act.
(C) The City Clerk shall publicly post or keep available for inspection by any interested party in the main office of the city this determination of the prevailing rate of wage. A copy of this determination or of the current revised determination of prevailing rate of wages then in effect shall be attached to all contract specifications.
(D) By July 15th, the City Clerk shall file a certified copy of Ordinance 2008-06-0188O with the Secretary of State of Illinois in Springfield and with the Illinois Department of Labor.
(E) Within 30 days after filing a certified copy of Ordinance 2008-06-0188O with the Secretary of State, the City Clerk shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area a notice that this determination is effective and constitutes the determination of this public body.
(F) The City Clerk shall mail a copy of Ordinance 2008-06-0188O to any employer, and to any association of employers and to any person or association of employees who have filed their names and addresses, requesting copies of any determination stating the particular rates and the particular class of workers whose wages will be affected by those rates.
(2000 Code, § 3.24.010) (Am. Ord. 2008-06-0188O, passed 6-10-2008)