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Resolution
No. 2009 – 02 RESOLUTION
OF THE TOWN OF CLOVERLAND Whereas, Governor Doyle's proposed biennial
state budget, AB75, proposed to make the prevailing wage law applicable to
any public work contract over $2,000; and Whereas, under the current law the
prevailing wage requirements only apply to multiple trade public works
projects over $234,000 and single trade works projects over $48,000; and Whereas, reducing the threshold to $2,000
will increase the cost of small public works projects previously exempted
from the prevailing wage requirement; and Whereas, the cost increase to pay
prevailing wages on all public works projects over $2,000 will force
municipalities to reduce the number of/or size of public works projects or
raise taxes to meet the increased costs, which is an increased burden on
property taxpayers; and Whereas, the Governor's proposed
state budget also for the first time proposed to make the prevailing wage
law applicable to private projects that receive public financing; and Whereas, the requirement to pay
prevailing wage on all public works projects over $2,000 will take away
the competitive advantage that many small local contractors have on
smaller public works projects over larger contractors from outside the
immediate community, thus hurting the local economy in these communities
while still increasing the cost of these projects; and Whereas, the proposed changes to
the prevailing wage law in the state budget are non-fiscal policy changes
that only affect local government and should be introduced as a separate
legislative bill rather than be included in the state budget; and Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that
the board of the town of Cloverland Vilas County opposes the changes to
the prevailing wage law included in Governor Doyle's state budget
proposal, AB 75, and hereby urges the Wisconsin State Legislature to
remove these items from the budget bill. Adopted this 20 day of April, 2009
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