CHATSWORTH TOWNSHIP LIBRARY PREVAILING WAGE ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 2010-2

                WHEREAS, the State of Illinois has enacted  "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workmen 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, being 820 ILCS 130/0.01 et seq. (formerly known as §§39s-1 through 39s-12, ch. 48, Illinois Revised Statutes, 19734); and

                WHEREAS, the aforesaid Act requires that the Chatsworth Township Library District of the County of Livingston, state of Illinois, investigate and ascertain the prevailing rate of wages as defined in said Act for laborers, mechanics and other workmen in the locality of said Chatsworth Township Library district employed in performing construction of public works, for said Chatsworth Township Library District.

                NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CHATSWORTH TOWNSHIP LIBRARY DISTRICT:

                Section 1.  To the extent as required by "An Act regulating wages of laborers, mechanics and other workmen 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 work", approved June 26, 1941, as amended, the general prevailing rate of wages in this locality for laborers, mechanics and other workmen engaged in the construction of public works coming under the jurisdiction of the Chatsworth Township Library District is hereby ascertained to be the same as the prevailing rate of wages for construction work in Livingston County as determined by the Department of Labor and the State of Illinois as of  June 2009, a copy of that determination being attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.  As required by said Act, any and all revisions of the prevailing rate of wages by the Department of Labor and of the State of Illinois shall supersede the Department's June determination  and apply to any and all public works construction undertaken by the Chatsworth Township Library District.  The definition of any terms appearing in this Ordinance which are also used in the aforesaid Act shall be the same as in said Act.

                Section 2.  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 this Chatsworth township Library District to the extent required by the aforesaid Act.

                Section 3. The Secretary of the Chatsworth Township Library District Board of Trustees shall publicly post or keep available for inspection by any interested party in the main office of this Library District 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 4.   The Secretary of the Chatsworth Township Library District Board of Trustees shall mail a copy of this determination to any employer, and to any association of employers and to any person or association of employees who have filed their names and addresses requesting copies of any determination stating the particular rates and the particular class of workmen whose wages will be affected by such rates.

                Section 5.  The Secretary of the Chatsworth Township Library District Board of Trustees shall promptly file a certified copy of his Ordinance with both the Secretary of State Index Division and the Department of Labor of the State of Illinois.

                Section 6.  The Secretary of the Chatsworth Township Library District Board of Trustees shall cause to be published in a newspaper of general circulation within the area a notice of this Ordinance and such publication shall constitute notice that the determination is effective and that this is the determination of this public body.

                Section 7.  his Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage.

                PASSED  this 9 day of June, 2010.

                                                                                Board of Trustees of Chatsworth Township Library District

                                                                                BY:______________________________________________

                                                                                                President, Board of Trustees

ATTEST:

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Secretary, Board of Trustees