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Committee refers mandatory local-hire ordinance to full Board after lengthy debate and technical amendments
Summary
After extended presentations from OED and the Controller’s Office, and hours of public testimony, the Budget & Finance Committee agreed to technical amendments to a mandatory local-hire ordinance (25% escalating to 50% by trade, specialty exemptions, bankable hours, incentives/penalties) and referred the ordinance to the full Board without recommendation for further consideration.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Tuesday referred a proposed mandatory local-hire ordinance to the full Board of Supervisors without recommendation after an extended public hearing and staff presentations.
Supervisor John Avalos introduced the ordinance to amend the San Francisco Administrative Code (chapter 6.22g) to require contractors on city-funded public works projects to perform a specified percentage of project work hours using San Francisco residents and disadvantaged residents, to set incentives for exceeding requirements, liquidated damages for failures, and monitoring and enforcement procedures. The ordinance as drafted began at a 25% mandatory…
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