SB 331 — Public contracts: local agencies: negotiations.

Summary

Existing law relating to public contracts requires local agencies, including cities and counties, to comply with specified procedures for public contracting for public construction. The Meyers-Milias-Brown Act requires the governing body of a local public agency to meet and confer in good faith regarding wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment with representatives of a recognized employee organization. This bill would enact the Civic Reporting Openness in Negotiations Efficiency Act to establish specific procedures for the negotiation and approval of certain contracts valued at $250,000 or more for goods or services by cities, counties, cities and counties, or special districts that have adopted a civic openness in negotiations ordinance, or COIN ordinance, defined as an ordinance imposing specified requirements as part of any collective bargaining process undertaken pursuant to the Meyers-Milias-Brown Act. The act would require the designation of an independent auditor to review and report on the cost of any proposed contract. The act would require a city, county, city and county, or special district to disclose prescribed information relating to the contract and contract negotiations on its Internet Web site. The act would prohibit a final determination by the governing body regarding approval of any contract until the matter has been heard at a minimum of 2 public meetings of the governing body. The act would exempt from its provisions contracts required to respond to, recover from, or mitigate the effects of a temporary public safety emergency declared by the chief law enforcement officer of a city, county, city and county, or special district, or a state of war emergency, state of emergency, or local emergency, as those terms are defined in the California Emergency Services Act. The act would also exempt from its provisions a renewal of a contract if the employees performing the services are covered by a collective bargaining agreement that is governed by the National Labor Relations Act. By imposing new requirements on cities, counties, cities and counties, and special districts, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires local agencies, for the purpose of ensuring public access to the meetings of public bodies and the writings of public officials and agencies, to comply with a statutory enactment that amends or enacts laws relating to public records or open meetings and contains findings demonstrating that the enactment furthers the constitutional requirements relating to this purpose. This bill would make legislative findings to that effect. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that no reimbursement is required by this act for a specified reason.

Bill Text

• Chaptered 10/09/15 - Chaptered Current pdf October 09, 2015
• Enrolled 09/10/15 - Enrolled pdf September 10, 2015
• Amended 08/17/15 - Amended Assembly pdf August 17, 2015
• Amended 07/13/15 - Amended Assembly pdf July 13, 2015
• Amended 06/23/15 - Amended Assembly pdf June 23, 2015
• Amended 04/22/15 - Amended Senate pdf April 22, 2015
• Amended 04/06/15 - Amended Senate pdf April 06, 2015
• Introduced 02/23/15 - Introduced pdf February 23, 2015
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Action History

1. October 09, 2015

   Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 714, Statutes of 2015.

2. October 09, 2015

   Approved by the Governor.

3. September 11, 2015

   Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 10:45 p.m.

4. September 10, 2015

   Assembly amendments concurred in. (Ayes 22. Noes 15. Page 2673.) Ordered to engrossing and enrolling.

5. September 08, 2015

   In Senate. Concurrence in Assembly amendments pending.

6. September 08, 2015

   Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 48. Noes 29. Page 2969.) Ordered to the Senate.

7. August 31, 2015

   Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

8. August 28, 2015

   From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 12. Noes 5.) (August 27).

9. August 19, 2015

   August 19 set for first hearing. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

10. August 17, 2015

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

11. July 15, 2015

    July 15 hearing postponed by committee.

12. July 13, 2015

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

13. July 02, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 4.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

14. June 23, 2015

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on L. GOV.

15. June 11, 2015

    Referred to Com. on L. GOV.

16. May 22, 2015

    In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

17. May 22, 2015

    Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 25. Noes 14. Page 1066.) Ordered to the Assembly.

18. May 19, 2015

    Read second time. Ordered to third reading.

19. May 18, 2015

    From committee: Be ordered to second reading pursuant to Senate Rule 28.8.

20. May 08, 2015

    Set for hearing May 18.

21. April 29, 2015

    From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 5. Noes 1. Page 815.) (April 29). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

22. April 22, 2015

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

23. April 21, 2015

    Set for hearing April 29.

24. April 16, 2015

    Re-referred to Com. on GOV. & F.

25. April 06, 2015

    From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on RLS.

26. March 05, 2015

    Referred to Com. on RLS.

27. February 24, 2015

    From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 26.

28. February 23, 2015

    Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

• Mendoza · Primary

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