20-05 Amend 113.04 - fair Employment Wage Board

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PLACED ON 1 ST READING & REFERRED TO THE RULES & ORDINANCES COMMITTEE 4/W/05. PLACED ON 2ND READING 4/18/05. Ordinance No. 20"05 By: Corrigan, Demro, Dever, Dunn, FitzGerald, Madigan, Seelie. AN ORDINANCE to amend Section 113.04, Fair Employment Wage Board, of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood for the purpose of thanging appointing authority to the Board and to reduce the annual number of meetings required by the BOard. . WHEREAS, the Fair Employment Wage Board was created for the purpose of reviewing the effectiveness Of Chapter 113, Living Wage of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood and to make recommendations to the Administration and Lakewood City Council regarding issues pertaining to the living wage policy; and WHEREAS, initially the Fair Employment Wage Board was made up of all appointees of the Mayor's office with only one representati\iè appointed by Council; and WHEREAS, a Board structured more evenly with appointments from Council and the Mayor will better serve the purpose of the Board. Now, therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: Section 1. That Section 113.04 Fair Employment Wage Board of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lakewood, currently reading as follows: 113.04 FAIR EMPLOYMENT WAGE BOARD. (a) The Fair Employment Wage Board (FEWB) shall review the effectiveness of the living wage ordinance to ensure that the community is informed on whether those companies thi3t are being awarded service contracts by the City are adhering to the ordinance. The FEWB shall make recommendations to the Administration and Lakewood City Council, when appropriate, regarding issues pertaining to the living wage policy. (b) The FEWB shall be composed of two (2) representatives from the business community, two (2) representatives from labor organizations, one (1) representative from community groups, one (1) representative from the Mayor's offite and (1) representative from City Council. The FEWB members, excluding the representative of Council, shall be appointed to the FEWB by the Mayor subject to the approval of Council. Each FEWB member shall be a resident of the City of Lakewood. No person shall be appointed to the FEWB who has any interest in a contract with the City of Lakewood. (c) The Mayor shall initially appoint three (3) members of the FEWB for one- year terms, two (2) members for two (2) year terms, and two (2) members for a three (3) year term. . Therei3fter, all members shall serve three"yei3r terms, including the representative from City Council. Members may serve more than one term. (d) At the beginning of each year the FEWB members shall elect a chairperson and vice"chairperson by majority vote. The FEWB shall hold meetings quarterly and in special sessions as called by the chairperson or by a majority of the members. All meetings of the FEWB shall be open to the public and minutes shall be taken. An employee of the City of Lakewood shall be assigned to serve as secretary to the FEWB. (e) The FEWB shall be provided with and shall review: (1) All reports on compliance filed by the Applicable Department as provided by this Chapter; (2) The results of any investigations of Covered Employers as provided b)í this Chapter; (3) A I applications for exemptions from coverage filed by Service Contractors as provided by this Chapter. The FEWB shall provide recommendations regarding such matters to City Council.