Ventura Municipal Code Ch. 4.601 Public Works, Prevailing Wage Law Compliance

A. To ensure the city is not disqualified from receiving or using state funding or financial assistance for its construction projects pursuant to California Labor Code Section 1782.

B. To establish the requirements and procedures for compliance with Article 2 of the prevailing wage law with respect to public works contracts exceeding the thresholds set forth in California Labor Code Section 1782(d), including without limitation applicable requirements for payment of not less than the prevailing rate of per diem wages, as published or determined by the Department of Industrial Relations of the state of California. (Ord. No. 2021-007, § 4, 4-12-21)

The city manager shall promulgate written administrative policies and procedures pursuant to Section 2.315.030 to implement the requirements of this chapter.

Administrative policies and procedures associated with compliance with the prevailing wage law for public works projects may be consolidated into a procurement manual, which shall be available to the public, and shall establish and describe in detail the requirements and procedures for compliance with the prevailing wage law provisions applicable to the city. (Ord. No. 2021-007, § 4, 4-12-21)

A. For purposes of this chapter, the term “public works project” has the meaning given to the term “public works” in Sections 1720 through 1720.9 and 1771 of the prevailing wage law, as the same now exist or may hereafter be amended. The definition of “public works project” in this section and as used in this chapter shall have no applicability to the definition of “public works project” as used in Chapter 4.600.

B. For purposes of this chapter, the term “public works projects subject to the prevailing wage law” means all public works projects in excess of $25,000 when the project is for construction work and all public works projects in excess of $15,000 when the project is for alteration, demolition, repair, or maintenance work.

C. “Prevailing wage law” means Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1720) of Part 7 of Division 2 of the California Labor Code and Subchapter 3 (commencing with Section 16000) of Chapter 8 of Division 1 of Title 8 of the California Code of Regulations, as the same may be amended from time to time. (Ord. No. 2021-007, § 4, 4-12-21)

All public works projects subject to the prevailing wage law shall be required to comply with the provisions set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 1770) of the prevailing wage law, as the same may be amended from time to time. No public works project subject to the prevailing wage law shall be split or separated into small portions or work orders for the purpose of evading the requirements of the prevailing wage law. (Ord. No. 2021-007, § 4, 4-12-21)

Should Labor Code Section 1782 be repealed or declared to be invalid and unenforceable by the final nonappealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction, this chapter shall automatically be deemed to have been repealed of no further force or effect and the city’s rules and regulations with respect to public works projects subject to the prevailing wage law, as defined herein, shall automatically revert to its former state, unless and to the limited extent that compliance with provisions of the prevailing wage law may otherwise be required pursuant to other applicable provisions of federal or state law. (Ord. No. 2021-007, § 4, 4-12-21)