Item 51 - Approve Proposed Community Workforce Agreement

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Community Workforce Agreement 25 City of Santa Ana Should any party seek confirmation of the award made by the arbitrator, the prevailing party shall be entitled to receive its reasonable attorney fees and costs. (b) Failure of the grieving Party to adhere to the time limits established herein shall render the grievance null and void. The time limits established herein may be extended only by consent of the Parties involved at the particular step where the extension is agreed upon. The arbitrator shall have the authority to make decisions only on issues presented and shall not have the authority to change, amend, add to or detract from any of the provisions of this Agreement. (c) The fees and expenses incurred by the arbitrator, as well as those jointly utilized by the Parties (i.e. conference room, court reporter, etc.) in arbitration, shall be divided equally by the Parties to the arbitration, including Union(s) and Contractor(s) involved. Section 10.3 Limit on Use of Procedures The procedures contained in this Article shall not be applicable to any alleged violation of Articles 7 or 8, with a single exception that any employee discharged for violation of Section 7.2, or Section 8.3, may resort to the procedures of this Article to determine only if he/she was, in fact, engaged in that violation. Section 10.4 Notice The CWA Administrator (and the City, in the case of any grievance regarding the Scope of this Agreement), shall be notified by the involved Contractor of all actions at Steps 2 and 3, and further, the CWA Administrator shall, upon its own request, be permitted to participate fully as a party in all proceedings at such steps. ARTICLE 11 REGULATORY COMPLIANCE Section 11.1 Compliance with All Laws The Trades Council and all Unions, Contractors, and their employees shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws, ordinances and regulations including, but not limited to, those relating to safety and health, employment and applications for employment. All employees shall comply with the safety regulations established by the City, the CWA Administrator or the Contractor. Employees must promptly report any injuries or accidents to a supervisor. Section 11.2 Prevailing Wage Compliance All Contractors shall comply with the state laws and regulations, as well as Santa Ana Municipal Code section 33-206 on prevailing wages. Compliance with this obligation may be enforced by the appropriate parties through Article 10 above, or by pursing the remedies available under state law through the Labor Commissioner or the Department of Industrial Relations. Section 11.3 Violations of Law Should there be a finding by a Court or administrative tribunal of competent jurisdiction that a Contractor has violated federal and/or state law or regulation, the City, upon notice to the Contractor that it or its subcontractors is in such violation (including any finding of non-compliance with the California prevailing wage obligations as enforced pursuant to DIR regulations), the City, and in the absence of the Contractor or subcontractor remedying such violation, may take such action as it is permitted by law or contract to encourage that