AGENDA MEMO

City Council

May 2, 2011

ISSUE STATEMENT

Approving an ordinance ascertaining the prevailing rate of wages for laborers, workman, and mechanics employed on Public Works projects for the City of Darien, County of DuPage, Illinois.

ORDINANCE

BACKGROUND/HISTORY

Annually, the state law requires that municipalities ascertain the prevailing wages to be paid on Public Works projects within the community. The State of Illinois provides the last listing of the prevailing rates and it then becomes the City’s responsibility to accept and publish these rates for future construction projects of the City. An ordinance has been developed, as in past years, to certify the prevailing wage rates for the coming year that has been received from the Illinois Department of Labor which is dated May 2011.

COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATION

The State requires the annual approval of the prevailing wage rates as published by the State of Illinois and, as such, the Municipal Services Committee recommends acceptance of these rates.

ALTERNATE CONSIDERATION

Not approving the ordinance at this time.

DECISION MODE

This item will be placed on the May 2, 2011 agenda for formal City Council consideration and approval