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Sponsored by: Arvidson
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 634
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEWARD, ALASKA, AMENDING CHAPTER 3.65 OF
THE CITY CODE RELATING TO LABOR AGREEMENTS
FOR CONSTRUCTION OF PUBLIC PROJECTS
WHEREAS, the
public facilities
community; and
construction of projects that provide needed
has a direct and immediate impact upon the
WHEREAS, it has been the long-standing policy of the City
Council of the city of Seward to encourage and promote wherever
possible the construction of public projects utilizing local
residents in order to maximize the public benefit from the
construction of these projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that the determination of
the public interest in the award of construction contracts may
involve a balancing of objectives including obtaining the lowest
possible price for construction, encouraging and promoting the
development of the local economy, and assuring labor peace; and
WHEREAS, the city has permitted employees of the city to
organize and collectively bargain with the city, and the city has
a history of collective bargaining agreements; and
WHEREAS, under federal law, work preservation clauses in
agreements and the construction industry proviso provisions of the
National Labor Relations Act, permit restrictions in the
contracting for construction projects; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Seward finds that it
would be in the public interest to specifically authorize such
contractual provisions in the public project construction context
in that such provisions will assist in the public objective of
local hire, preserve work for existing bargaining unit members, and
promote labor peace and the efficient construction of public
projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
HEREBY ORDAINS that:
Section 1. Seward City Code Chapter 3.65 is amended with the
addition of the following provision:
03.56.18 Construction project aqreements. Nothing
in this Code shall prevent an agreement with a labor
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CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
ORDINANCE NO. 634
organization relating to the construction of a public
project that requires the contracting or subcontracting
of work traditionally performed by employees represented
by that labor organization to be performed by a signatory
to a current labor agreement wi th that labor
organization.
Section 2. This ordinance shall take effect ten (10) days
following its enactment.
ENACTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA,
this 29th day of May, 1990.
THE CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
Burgess, Hilton, Meehan, Noll, Sieminski, Simutis
None
Dunham
None
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
PERKINS COlE, Attorneys for
the City of Seward, Alaska
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Fred B. Arvidson
City Attorney
(City Seal)
Introduced By: Hilton/Simutis
Introduction Date: 05/14/90
Public Hearing &
Enactment Date: OS/29/90
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