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Ridgewood adopts ordinance authorizing project labor agreement with construction trades council
Summary
The Village Council adopted Ordinance 4048 on second reading, authorizing the village to enter a project labor agreement with the construction trades council, AFL-CIO. The public hearing was opened and closed with no public comment and the ordinance passed by unanimous roll-call vote.
The Ridgewood Village Council on June 11 adopted Ordinance 4048, authorizing the village to enter a project labor agreement (PLA) with the Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, its affiliates and members, and to execute a project labor agreement as described in the ordinance title.
The clerk read the ordinance title by request of the council. The public hearing on Ordinance 4048 was opened and, with no members of the public speaking on the item, the council closed the hearing and moved to final adoption. After a motion and second, the council voted by roll call with all members recorded as "yes." The transcript records the same five council members voting in favor: Council Member Frank Mortimer, Deputy Mayor Perrin, Council Member Weitz, Council Member Siobhan Winograd, and Council Member Vagianos.
Why it matters: authorizing a project labor agreement provides the village a contract mechanism governing labor terms on covered public-construction projects. The ordinance's title was read for the record; the transcript does not include the full PLA text, term length, or any specific projects to be covered.
What the record shows: the council opened the public hearing, had no public speakers on the item, closed the hearing and adopted the ordinance on the second reading and final publication as required by law. The meeting transcript does not list any abstentions or recorded opposition.
Next steps: Following adoption the village may execute the project labor agreement in accordance with municipal contracting procedures. The transcript did not specify which upcoming projects, if any, will be covered by the PLA.
