Long Beach
City Council
17. 24-52970 Recommendation to request City Attorney to prepare ordinance amending the
Long Beach Municipal Code with proposed recommendations outlined in the
Feasibility of Implementing Contractor and Subcontractor Verification for Additional
Wage Protections and Labor Standards, including the disclosure whether
contractors allocate any healthcare expenditures to their construction workers, and
report back to council in 60 days;
Request City Auditor to conduct a comprehensive audit of all labor compliance
violations reported by subcontractors over five years from the adoption of the
contractor verification ordinance; and
Request Intergovernmental Affairs Committee to consider adding language in the
Legislative Agenda to advocate greater compliance enforcement by the
Department of Industrial Relations.
Office or Department: Al Austin, Councilman, Eighth District; Suely Saro,
Councilwoman, Sixth District; Joni Ricks-Oddie,
Councilmember, Ninth District
Suggested Action: Approve recommendation.