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Board approves golf-course management contract amid dispute over labor peace requirement
Summary
The Board of Supervisors approved a contract Sept. 9 letting American Golf manage three county golf facilities, after an amendment to require a labor peace agreement failed and the final board letter passed 4-1. Supervisors and staff debated whether the county's labor-peace policy applies to bundled recreation concessions.
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Sept. 9 to approve a management, operation and maintenance agreement with American Golf of Glendale for three county golf properties after a contentious discussion over the applicability of the county's labor peace policy.
Supervisor Janice Hahn moved an amendment to require a labor peace agreement in the contract, citing Board Policy 5.29(o) and saying the provision protects county revenue and operational continuity. "There is nothing that precludes us from including labor peace in this agreement," Hahn said.
The amendment did not pass. Several supervisors abstained during the roll call on the amendment; the clerk recorded multiple abstentions and the amendment failed. The board then approved the department's recommendation to enter into the agreement with American Golf by…
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