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<br />actively involved in dealing with violations and/or investigating claims of violation of the <br />City ordinance. This could result in a significant expenditure of staff time on certain <br />projects. <br /> <br />9. If the City were to adopt a prevailing wage ordinance, I would recommend that an <br />exception be made in the ordinance to continue to allow the Street Department and/or <br />Wastewater Department to hire local contractors for miscellaneous small budgeted <br />projects. Examples would be with the recent fall rainstorms, our Street Department has <br />hired a local contractor to provide minor storm drainage improvements in several <br />locations throughout the City. Similarly, small contracts are issued for dealing with the <br />drying, hauling and/or land applying of sludge from our W astewater Treatment Plant. <br />To allow these to continue to attract bids from local contractors, I would suggest that a <br />threshold be set under which the prevailing wage ordinance would not apply. <br /> <br />If you have any questions regarding any of these comments, please contact me. <br /> <br />Sincerely, <br /> <br />~pI~ <br /> <br />Terry J. Maurer, PE <br />City Engineer <br /> <br />S:\Engineer\2006 Letters\0130 061tr LJ Prevailing wage.doc <br />