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Council committee continues push on Trades Advisory Board after legal, budget questions
Summary
Council members and labor advocates urged creation of a San Antonio Trades Advisory Board to advise on publicly funded projects, but staff warned of charter limits and resource needs; committee continued the item and asked staff to return with a redline of the proposed attachment and cost estimates.
Supporters of a proposed San Antonio Trades Advisory Board told the Governance Committee on Wednesday that a worker-centered advisory body would give city laborers a formal voice on construction and other publicly funded projects. Staff recommended no further action citing legal and budget constraints; the committee voted to continue the item and asked for a redlined version of the CCR attachment and an estimate of staff costs before sending it to committee.
The proposal, filed by Council members Terry Castillo and Jalen McKee Rodriguez, asks the city to create a trades advisory board (TAB) that would provide “formal input and recommendations on city projects, workforce policies, and economic development initiatives” and to launch a one-year pilot focused on city-funded construction projects and infrastructure. "The Trades Advisory Board…
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