Drafter
Clerk 03/17/2025
Title
AN ORDINANCE relating to the leasing of county real property; and amending Ordinance 12045, Section 15, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.160 and Ordinance 12045, Section 17, as amended, and K.C.C. 4.56.180.
Body
STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County Labor policy LP 2010-031, directs the county to explore the use of a project labor agreement for county projects when appropriate.
2. In 2018, the county enacted Ordinance 18672 establishing a permanent priority hire program to prioritize recruitment, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities on county public works construction projects of $5 million or more, now codified at chapter K.C.C. chapter 12.18A.
3. In 2020, the executive entered into a master community workforce agreement with local labor organizations, which has been subsequently amended. A master community workforce agreement is a project labor agreement that includes standards for work hours, wages, working conditions, safety conditions, union representation, apprenticeship requirements and settlement of disputes procedures, as well as requirements for priority hiring. Generally, the master community workforce agreement applies to all county construction projects valued at $5 million or more.
4. The use of a community workforce agreement is aligned with actions in King County's 2016 equity and social justice strategic plan, cocreated with employees and community partners. Use of a community workforce agreement is expected to maintain a coherent set of wage relationships and work rules, while protecting a project from disruptions, such as strikes and other industrial action, while the priority hiring requirements are intended to expand opportunities for disadvantaged populations that improves equity in the local communities where the projects are built.
5. The use of the county's master community workforce agreement has resulted in an increase of priority hires in 2023 as compared to 2022. In 2023, those workers comp...
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