(A) Pursuant to Illinois law, the Prevailing Wage Act, ILCS Ch. 820, Act 130, all contractors engaged in providing services to the city and/or any employers employed in any public works by state, county, city or any public body or any public subdivision within the jurisdiction of the city shall pay its employees the prevailing rate of wages consistent with the Prevailing Wage Act and in such rates of pay as are established under Exhibit A attached to Ord. 18-14 and by reference incorporated herein. The rates and pay set forth in Exhibit A attached to Ord. 18-14 are hereby ascertained and determined to be the prevailing rate of hourly wages for the within jurisdiction within the meaning of the Prevailing Wage Act.
(B) Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply said general prevailing rate of wages as herein ascertained to any work or employment except public works construction of this city, 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 this city this determination of such prevailing rate of wage.
(D) The City Clerk shall mail a copy of this determination to any employer, and to any 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 such rates.
(E) Any agreement to provide an amount of $25,000 or greater of tax increment funds or other public funds entered into by the city with a redeveloper for the purpose of implementing a redevelopment plan or project under ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 74.4-1 et seq. shall include a provision, unless otherwise approved by a majority vote of the City Council, requiring all contracts for work to be performed within the redevelopment project area and which is funded by public funds to comply with the Illinois Prevailing Wage Law. Said provision shall read substantially as follows:
“The redeveloper expressly agrees that any construction or rehabilitation work performed within the Redevelopment area which is funded by tax increment funds or other public funds shall be performed at a rate of employee pay (whether the work is contracted or subcontracted to third parties) equal to and consistent with the rates established under the Illinois prevailing wage law. All contracts issued for such work shall expressly contain the requirements of this provision.”
(Ord. 02-18, passed 6-10-02; Am. Ord. 04-18, passed 6-14-04; Am. Ord. 13-27, passed 5-13-13; Am. Ord. 18-14, passed 7-2-18)