2022: Jim Desmond Cast The Lone Vote Against Sick Leave And A Wage Floor For All Employees Working On County-Owned Property

Desmond Cast The Lone Vote Against Adopting An Ordinance Relating To Employment Of County Construction Projects And Property. “ACTION: ON MOTION of Supervisor Fletcher, seconded by Supervisor Lawson-Remer, the Board of Supervisors took action as recommended, adopting Ordinance No. 10771 (N.S.), entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE COUNTY CODE OF ADMINISTRATIVE ORDINANCES RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT ON COUNTY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AND PROPERTY. AYES: Vargas, Lawson-Remer, Fletcher NOES: Desmond ABSENT: Anderson.” [San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Meeting Minutes, 3/1/22]

The Ordinance Included A Threshold For Skilled And Trained Workforce, Sick Leave For All Employees Working On County-Owned Property, And A Wage Floor. “Incorporating the data and analysis received from the County consultant (Consultant), DTA, and the information gathered by County staff, the draft Working Families Ordinance was revised to include creation of a threshold for skilled and trained workforce that is consistent with several other Southern California jurisdictions and agencies with similar ordinances. This threshold would require contractors and subcontractors on County construction projects valued over $1,000,000 to utilize a skilled and trained workforce. The draft Ordinance was also revised to include sick leave for all employees and contractors working on or from County-owned leased property to match State of California law, a clarification about the application of the Ordinance, the establishment of a wage floor requiring employees and contractors working on or from County-owned real property to be paid no less than a certain hourly wage set by the County, and adding exemptions to the Ordinance aligned with jurisdictions across the state.” [San Diego County Board of Supervisors, Meeting Minutes, 3/1/22]