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COUNTY LOCAL LAWS

(C)     THE BOARD MAY CALL UPON AGENCIES OF THE STATE
AND OTHER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR STATISTICAL DATA,
REPORTS, AND OTHER INFORMATION WHICH WILL ASSIST THE
BOARD IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES.

(D)    APPOINTED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD SHALL SERVE
TERMS OF THREE YEARS EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED AND
SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REAPPOINTMENT. OF THE MEMBERS
FIRST APPOINTED, THE ONE SELECTED FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC
SHALL SERVE A TERM OF TWO (2) YEARS; ONE MANAGEMENT
MEMBER AND ONE LABOR MEMBER SHALL SERVE A TERM OF ONE (1)
YEAR EACH; AND THE OTHER TWO SHALL SERVE A TERM OF THREE
(3) YEARS EACH. ANY VACANCIES OCCURRING IN ANY TERM
SHALL BE FILLED BY APPOINTMENT OF THE COUNTY EXECUTIVE AS
SET FORTH IN SUBSECTION 7-2 (A) ABOVE. THE MEMBERS SHALL
BE COMPENSATED ON A PER DIEM BASIS AT THE RATE OF FIFTY
DOLLARS ($50.00) PER DAY FOR EACH DAY OF SERVICE, NOT TO
EXCEED TWO-THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS ($2,400,00) PER
ANNUM.

(E)     THE BOARD MAY EMPLOY PERSONS TO ASSIST IT IN
THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES TO THE EXTENT THAT MONEY IS
APPROPRIATED IN THE BUDGET.

7-3 DETERMINATION OF PREVAILING WAGE RATE.

(A) THE BOARD IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOWERED
TO ADOPT, ESTABLISH, REPEAL, MODIFY, CHANGE OR AMEND,
FROM TIME TO TIME, SCHEDULES OF PREVAILING HOURLY RATES
OF WAGES TO BE PAID TO WORKMEN AND APPRENTICES EMPLOYED
OK PUBLIC WORKS, AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION 7-1 (G);
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE SCHEDULES OF PREVAILING
HOURLY RATE OF WAGES SO ESTABLISHED, SHALL BE REVIEWED BY
THE BOARD AT LEAST ONCE EVERY YEAR AND SHALL BE REVISED
TO CONFORM TO THE PREVAILING HOURLY RATE OF WAGES IN THE
LOCALITY. SUCH SCHEDULES OF PREVAILING HOURLY RATE OF
WAGES, INCLUDING THE PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES FOR
OVERTIME WORK, SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN THE PREVAILING
HOURLY RATE OF WAGES BEING PAID TO WORKMEN AND
APPRENTICES FOR WORK OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR CHARACTER IN
THE LOCALITY; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT IN NO EVENT SHALL
THE PREVAILING RATE OF WAGES FOR OVERTIME WORK BE LESS
THAN TIME AND A HALF THE BASIC HOURLY RATE OF PAY FOR
STRAIGHT TIME. IF THERE IS NOT A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF
COMPETENT WORKMEN ENGAGED IN WORK OF THE SAME OR SIMILAR
CHARACTER WITHIN THE LOCALITY, THE BOARD MAY USE THE
NEAREST ESTABLISHED LOCATION FROM WHICH SUCH WORKMEN MAY
BE OBTAINED IN SUFFICIENT NUMBERS TO PERFORM THE WORK TO
MAKE THE DETERMINATION. THE BOARD SHALL FORTHWITH GIVE
NOTICE BY MAIL OF ALL DETERMINATIONS OF PREVAILING WAGE
RATES MADE PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION TO ANY LABOR
ORGANIZATIONS WHICH REQUEST THE BOARD TO DO SO. THE
PUBLIC BODY SHALL SPECIFY IN THE CALL FOR BIDS FOR EVERY
CONTRACT WHAT IS THE PREVAILING HOURLY RATE OF WAGES,