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Buena Park council asks staff to draft subcontractor-disclosure ordinance, seeks $5 million threshold
Summary
The council directed staff to return with a subcontractor-disclosure ordinance modeled on other cities’ rules and tailored to Buena Park, including disclosure of subcontractor lists and recent labor-code violations; staff was asked to analyze local project data and consider a $5,000,000 project threshold or equivalent unit/square-foot tests.
Buena Park City Council members on March 25 directed staff to draft a municipal ordinance requiring prime contractors on private developments to disclose subcontractor lists, business licenses and a five‑year history of state or federal labor‑code violations. The study‑session discussion focused on applying the rule to large private projects while avoiding extra burden on small homeowners and remodels.
Mina Mikhail, the city’s director of public works and city engineer, told the council the proposal would amend the municipal code to require prime contractors to submit and update lists of subcontractors and their business licenses during…
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