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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: Councilmembers Henry and Pinkett, Bullock and President Young
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
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Prevailing Wages - Tax Increment Financing Projects
For the purpose of extending the existing prevailing wage requirement to projects receiving funds from tax increment financing in excess of a certain amount; and clarifying and conforming related provisions.
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By repealing and reordaining with amendments
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section(s) 25-1, 25-2
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 5. Finance, Property, and Procurement
Subtitle 25. Prevailing Wages for Work Under Construction Contracts
§ 25-1. Definitions.
(a) Apprentice.
(1) The term “apprentice” as used in this subtitle means a person at least 16 years of age who has entered into a written agreement with an employer or his agent, an association of employers, or an organization of employers, or a joint committee representing both, and which shall state the trade, craft, or occupation which the apprentice is to be taught, and the time at which the apprenticeship will begin and end.
(2) All such apprenticeship agreements shall be approved by the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council, and certification of such approval shall be furnished to the Wage
Commission.
(b) Contractor.
“Contractor”, as used herein, shall mean the person, firm or corporation awarded a City contract or engaged in a project receiving funds from tax increment financing in excess of $10,000,000.
(c) Subcontractor.
“Subcontractor”, as used herein, shall mean any person, firm or corporation, other than the contractor, performing any work upon the site of the project, whether subcontractor or lower tier contractor
§ 25-2. Scope of Subtitle.
(a) City contracts over $5,000.
This subtitle applies to each [Each] and every contract in excess of $5,000 [(hereinafter referred to the “the contract”)] made by the Board of Estimates (hereinafter referred to as “the City”), or on its behalf, with any person, firm or corporation for the construction, reconstruction, erection, conversion, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, renovation, razing, demolition, moving, removing, grading, paving, repaving, curbing, filling, excavation, or any other operation or work to be done or performed in, on, upon, or in connection with any building, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, tower, stack, or other structure, airport, land, highway, pier, wharf, sewer, drain, main, conduit, machinery, or mechanical, electrical, or other equipment [for said municipality shall contain the following provisions].
(b) Tax increment financing projects over $10,000,000.
This subtitle applies to each and every project receiving funds from tax increment financing in excess of $10,000,000 in the aggregate to the extent those funds are used in whole or in part for the construction, reconstruction, erection, conversion, installation, alteration, repair, maintenance, renovation, razing, demolition, moving, removing, grading, paving, repaving, curbing, filling, excavation, or any other operation or work to be done or performed in, on, upon, or in connection with any building, bridge, viaduct, tunnel, tower, stack, or other structure, airport, land, highway, pier, wharf, sewer, drain, main, conduit, machinery, or mechanical, electrical, or other equipment.
Section 2. And be it further ordained, That this Ordinance takes effect on the 30th day after the date it is enacted.