ORDINANCE 2003-39

AN ORDINANCE ASCERTAINING PREVAILING WAGES

WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has enacted "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public works by the State, County, City or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyone under contract for public works," approved June 26, 1941, as amended, (820 ILCS 130/1 et seq. as amended by Public Acts, 86-799 and 86-693); and

WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act required that the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Vernon Hills investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages as defined in said Act for laborers, mechanics and other workers in the locality of said Village of Vernon Hills employed in performing construction of public works, for said Village of Vernon Hills.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Vernon Hills:

SECTION 1: To the extent and as required by "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workers employed in any public works by State, County, City or any public body or any political subdivision or by anyone under contract for public works" approved June 26, 1941, as amended, the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics and other workers engaged in construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the Village of Vernon Hills, is hereby ascertained to be the same as the prevailing rate of wages for construction work in Lake County as determined by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois as of June, of the current year, a copy of that determination being attached hereto as Exhibit “A” and incorporated herein by reference. As required by said Act, any and all revisions of the prevailing rates of wages by the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois shall supersede the Department's June determination and apply to any and all public works construction undertaken by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Vernon Hills. The definition of any terms appearing in this resolution which are also used in aforesaid Act shall be the same as in said Act.

SECTION 3: Nothing herein contained shall be construed to apply said general prevailing rate of wages as herein ascertained to any work or employment except public works construction of the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Vernon Hills to the extent required by the aforesaid Act.

SECTION 4: The Village Clerk shall publicly post or keep available for inspection by any interested party in the main office of this Village this determination or any revisions of such prevailing rate of wage. A copy of this determination or of the current revised determination of prevailing rate of wages then in effect shall be attached to all contract specifications.

SECTION 5: The Village Clerk shall mail a copy of this determination to any employer, and to any association of employers and to any person or association of the employees who have filed their names and addresses, requesting copies of any determination stating the particular rates and the particular class of workers whose wages will be affected by such rates.

SECTION 6: The Village Clerk shall promptly file a certified copy of this Ordinance with both the Secretary of State Index Division and the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois.

SECTION 7: The Village Clerk shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area a copy of the Ordinance, and such publication shall constitute notice that the determination is effective and that this is the determination of this public body.

AYES:

NAYS:

ABSTAIN:

ABSENT:

Village President

PASSED:

APPROVED:

PUBLISHED:

ATTEST:

Village Clerk