The resolution establishes prevailing wage rates for various workers involved in City contracts, including those in public works, janitorial services, and security services, among others. This ensures that these workers receive fair compensation for their labor on City-owned properties and projects.
Resolution fixing prevailing wage rates for 1) workers performing work under City contracts for public works and improvements; 2) workers performing work under City contracts for janitorial services; 3) workers performing work in public off-street parking lots, garages, or storage facilities for automobiles on property owned or leased by the City; 4) workers engaged in theatrical or technical services for shows on property owned by the City; 5) workers engaged in the hauling of solid waste generated by the City in the course of City operations, pursuant to a contract with the City; 6) workers performing moving services under City contracts at facilities owned or leased by the City; 7) workers engaged in exhibit, display, or trade show work at special events on property owned by the City; 8) workers engaged in broadcast services on property owned by the City; 9) workers engaged in loading or unloading into or from a commercial vehicle on City property of materials, goods, or products in connection with a show or special event, or engaged in driving a commercial vehicle into which or from which materials, goods, or products are loaded or unloaded on City property in connection with a show or special event; 10) workers engaged in security guard services under City contracts or at facilities or on property owned or leased by the City; and 11) motor bus service contracts.
How it got here
This legislation originated from the need to establish and fix prevailing wage rates for various workers under City contracts in San Francisco.
The Civil Service Commission adopted a report from the Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) regarding prevailing wage rates for various types of work, which was necessary for the proposed resolution.
The Civil Service Commission announced a meeting to consider the certification of the highest prevailing rate of wages for various crafts and kinds of labor in San Francisco.
The Clerk of the Board received the proposed resolution from the Civil Service Commission along with the OLSE report for fixing prevailing wage rates.
The Budget and Finance Committee recommended the resolution for passage, which fixes prevailing wage rates for various workers under City contracts.
The Board of Supervisors adopted the resolution fixing prevailing wage rates for various workers as required by the Administrative Code and Labor Code.
The Mayor approved the resolution, finalizing the establishment of prevailing wage rates for workers under City contracts.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record