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Supervisors advance local‑hire cleanup and review measures, keep 30% target during study
Summary
Supervisors moved two related measures—an ordinance adjusting local‑hire definitions for Public Utilities Commission service areas and a resolution extending the city's local hiring review period—forward to the full Board and agreed to keep the mandatory local‑hire percentage at 30% while OEWD studies pipeline and compliance.
The committee considered two related items that would adjust how the city applies its local‑hire policy and provide time for a formal review before increasing mandatory participation. Supervisor John Avalos, sponsor of both measures, described them as cleanup language to the 2010 local‑hire ordinance. He asked the committee to keep the mandatory percentage at 30% while the city’s Office of Economic and Workforce Development collects additional data on contractor participation, pipeline development and trade‑sector concerns.
Pat Mulligan of OEWD told the committee that extending the review period would provide roughly 12 additional months of certified payroll and contracting data; OEWD currently contends with a lag between bid advertisement, award and receipt of payroll data, making short‑term measurement of the 30% goal unreliable. The 70‑mile Public Utilities Commission (PUC) provision is intended to apply local‑hire principles to workers in regions that pay for the infrastructure being developed rather than strictly to a geographic radius.
Committee members agreed to add a cosponsor and moved both items forward to the full Board without objection. Supervisors and analysts emphasized the need for stronger monitoring and clearer roles among OEWD, Contract Monitoring and the Office of Labor Standards to ensure future compliance if the city proceeds with similar events or projects.
