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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
COUPE TRADE PREVAILING RATES RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the County is obligated to pay the prevailing rate for these categories of employees pursuant to the state statute and the collective bargaining agreement between the County of Cook and the Union(s); and
WHEREAS, the unions representing this category of employees have been properly certified that the below-listed rates are the prevailing rates for the effective date(s) set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, the Annual Appropriation Bill creates Accounts 490-115 499-115 899-115 for Appropriation Adjustments for the Corporate, Public Safety and Health Funds if necessary; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the prevailing wages and salaries of the following positions be fixed as follows:
Job Code Title Represented Wage Rate Effective Date
Local 1 Boilermakers Iron Ship Builders
2307 Boilermaker/Blacksmith $46.18 5/1/17
2310 Boilermaker/Welder $46.18 5/1/17
Local 597 Pipefitters:
2343 Refrigerator Man $47.50 6/1/17
2344 Steamfitter $47.50 6/1/17
2345 Steamfitter Foreman $50.50 6/1/17
Local 830 Sign, Display, and Pictorial Artists Allied Workers
2359 Sign Painter (Shopman) $37.45 1/1/17
Local 399 Operating Engineers
2451 Operating Engineer I $45.97 3/1/17
2452 Operating Engineer II $48.39 3/1/17
2453 Operating Engineer III $53.22 3/1/17
2454 Operating Engineer IV $59.76 3/1/17
4009 Operating Engineer Trainee $13.50 3/1/17
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief of the Bureau of Human Resources and the Cook County Comptroller are hereby authorized to implement the prevailing rates and salary adjustments pursuant to state statute.
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