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County procurement and prevailing‑wage discussion highlights apprenticeship requirement proposal
Summary
Speakers discussed updating purchasing policy and whether to require apprenticeship programs for contractors on county projects, mentioning a $75,000 threshold tied to prevailing‑wage rules and examples from other counties.
Clinton McBride, government affairs director for Labor’s Local 110, told the council that requiring apprenticeship programs on publicly funded projects is primarily a job‑site safety and workforce development measure and cited examples from other counties.
McBride said apprenticeship and safety training can prevent avoidable workplace injuries and argued that setting minimum standards on county contracts would raise job quality for workers who perform construction and maintenance on public projects. “At the end of the day, wages, benefits, none of it matters if you don’t get to go home at…
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