G-539(20-64) ORDINANCE NO. G-539.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, ANENDING
SECTION 16-13, CHAPTER 16 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF THIS CITY PRESCRIBING AN
ADDITIONAL PREREQUISITE FOR OBTAINING A
CITY OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE AS A GENERAL
CONTRACTOR, SUB-CONTRACTOR, SPECULATIVE
BUILDER, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR AND PLUmB-
ING CONTRACTOR.
NOW, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That Section 16-13, Chapter 16, Code of
Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, be, and the
same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Sec. 16-13. Occupational license from Palm Beach
County required for designated occupa-
tions.
"In addition to any other requirements, any person,
firm or corporation desiring to be licensed by the city as
a general contractor, subcontractor, Speculative builder,
electrical contractor or plumbing contractor shall first ex-
hibit au active and unrestricted Palm Beach County occupa-
tional license to engage in that particular occupation."
PASSED on second and final reading in regular session
on this 2?th day of Ap~i~ ..., 1964.
Mayor ~
ATTEST: ~'~
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First reading April 13. 196h_
Second reading A~,~] ~7: ~q^l,
DELRAY BEACH NEWSJOURNAL
Published Semi.Weekly
Delray Beach, Palm Beach County, Florida
PROOF OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF PALM BEACH
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gff!ant furrier saTs that the said Delm¥ Beach News-Journal is a newspaper published at Delm¥
Beach, in raid Palm Beach County, ~l_orida, and that the said new~paper ha~ heretofore bee~
continuously published in said Palm Beach County, Florida, each week and has been entered
as second class mail matter at the post office in Delra¥ Beach, in said Palm Beach CountT,
Florida, for a period of one year next preceding the flint publication of the attached copy of
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corporation an7 discount, rebate, commission or refund for the purpo~,seeuring this a~ve~-
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RY PUBLI~UTE OF. FLORIDI ,~T LARIE
Iai CONNIS$iOli E/fiRES OCI. 25, 1966
TALLAHASSEE
STAT~ OF FLORIDA 32304
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Gentlemen:
We would like to call to your attention ~nen4ments to the prevailing
wa~e law (Section 215.19, Florida Statutes) which will affect con-
tracts for public construction. The amendments apply to contracts
awarded on or after July l, 1963, the effective date.
1. Every request for payment must contain affidavits fro~ the
contractor and all of his subcontractors, stating that all provision~
of the l~revailing wage law regarding apprentices and payment of wages
have been complied with by him. Previously, these requests for p~y-
merits were supported by certificates.
2. The contractor or subcontractor shall file with the Florida In-
dustrial Commission in Tallahassee, within 15 days from the first date
of employment, the full nsnLe, classification, wage rate, and apprentice-
ship registration number of each apprentice employed by him or any
subcontractors under him on the Job. This is a new requirement.
3. The contractor shall mail to the Florida Industrial Commission in
Tallahassee, an affidavit certifying that the schedule of prevailing
wage rates has been posted and is being maintained on the Job within
ten days after commencement of work and the posting of the notice.
Suggested affidavits are being furnished with each prevailing wage
determination.
4. The contracting authority on its own initiative or upon the
written complaint of any~ aggrieved party, may initiate its own in-
vestigation to determine whether any contractor or subcontractor has
failed to comply with the provisions of the law. If it finds that a
contractor or subcontractor has paid less th~n the prevailing wage
rate, the contracting authority shall withhold from the contractor or
subcontractor until final determination of the claim by the
Florida Industrial Commission any amounts which it finds to be
due any employee, and shall pay such amount to such employee and
deduct it from the total due the contractor.
This is an added provision. Prior to this amendment, contracting
authorities were not specifically authorized to investigate any
complaints except those from an aggrieved worker who had filed an
affidavit claiming underpayment of wages.
5. Any contractor or subcontractor who knowingly violates any
provision of this subsection or any lawful order or rule of the
contracting authority or of the Florida Industrial Commission
authorized by this section and for which no other penalty is
specifically prescribed, shall upon conviction thereof in a court
of competent Jurisdiction be subject to punishment by such court
by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not
longer than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
This is a new provision. Prior to this amendment, contractors were
not subject to a penality for violation of the provisions of the law.
If you have any questions or if we can be of any help to you, please
contact us and we shall be glad to provide any needed assistance.
Sincerely,
A. Worley Brown
Chairman
CHAPTER 63-380
SENATE BILL NO. 705
AN ACT relating to financial matters, generally; amending para-
graphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1), (c) of subsection (2),
adding paragraph (e) to subsection (3) and adding subsection
(8) to Section 215.19, Florida Statutes, relating to rate of wages
for laborers, journeymen, and apprentices employed on public
works; providing penalties; providing effective date.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature,o] the State of Florida:
Section 1. Section 215.19, Florida Statutes, is amended by
amending paragraphs (c) and (d) of subsection (1), (c) of sub-
section (2), adding paragraph (e) to subsection (3) and adding
subsection (8), to read:
215.19 Rate of wages for laborers, journeymen and apprentices
employed on public works.--
(1) (c) Every request for payment made by the contractor on
such work shall contain an affidavit by the contractor that all provi-
sions of this section regarding apprentices and payment of wages
have been complied with by him, and to the best of his knowledge
and belief, by all his subcontractors, which affidavit shall be ac-
companied by like affidavits of all his subcontractors, but nothing
herein shall be construed to make a contractor liable in any way
for statements or misstatements contained in the affidavits of his
subcontractors.
(d) Apprentices hereunder shall he persons defined as appren-
tices by section 446.07, Florida Statutes, who shall be working
under either an apprentice agreement registered and approved by
the apprenticeship council as provided by section 446.09 (2), Florida
Statutes, or an apprenticeship agreement of higher standards as pro-
vided in section 446.13, Florida Statutes; provided, however, that the
contractor or subcontractor shall file with the Florida industrial
commission at Tallahassee, within fifteen (15) days from the first
date of employment, the name, classification and wage rate ap-
plicable to each apprentice employed by him or any subcontractor
under him on such job.
(2) (c) Any contracting authority who is a party to any con-
tract as contemplated by this section, shall cause the schedule of
prevailing wages required by subsection (1) (b) to be posted and
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permanently maintained throughout the job in a secure, protected,
prominent place on the premises where the contract is being per-
formed, and the contractor shall mail to the Florida industrial com-
mission in Tallahassee an affidavit certifying that such notice has
been posted and is being maintained on such job, which affidavit
shall be forwarded within ten (10) days of the commencement of
work on the job and the posting of such notice. Such affidavit shall
contain information identifying the job, the contractor, or subcon-
tractor, the contracting authority, and the prevailing wage determi-
nation number applicable to such job.
(3) (e) The contracting authority on i~ts own initiative or upon
~the written complaint of any aggrieved party, may initiate its own
investigaltion to determine whether any contractor or subcontractor
has failed to comply with the provisions of this section, and upon the
basis of its findings as a result of its determination shall withhold
from the contractor or subcontractor until final de.termination of the
claim by ~ahe Florida Industrial Commission any amounts which it
finds to be due any employee of the contractor or any of his subcon-
tractors on such job, who has been paid less than the prevailing
wages for the classification of services performed by him as pre-
scribed in the wage determination, and shall pay such amount to
such employee and deduct it from the total due the contractor.
(8) Any contractor or subcontractor who knowingly violates any
provision of this subsection or any lawful order or rule of the con-
tracting authority or of the Florida industrial commission author-
ized by this section and for which no other penalty is specifically
prescribed, shall upon conviction thereof in a court of competent
jurisdiction be subject to punishment by such court by a fine of not
less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thou-
sand dollars ($1,000.00), or by imprisonment for not longer than
sixty (60) days, or hy both such fine and imprisonment.
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 1963.
Became a law without the Governor's approval.
Filed in Office Secretary of State June 12, 1963.