(a) 
This division may be known and cited as “prevailing wage ordinance.”
(b) 
The purpose of this division is to ensure that when taxpayer funds are extended by the city and/or the economic development corporation established by the city to private businesses, they are used in a way that benefits the interests of the city as a whole, by creating jobs that keep workers and their families out of poverty. This division therefore requires that contracts for a public work include a contractual provision requiring that workers engaged in the construction of a public work are paid a wage that will enable a full-time worker to support a family at a level that meets basic needs and avoids economic hardship.
(Ordinance 2014-11 adopted 4/1/14)
In this division:
Public body.
A public body awarding a contract for a public work on behalf of the city or the economic development corporation of the city.
(Ordinance 2014-11 adopted 4/1/14)
(a) 
This division only applies to the construction of a public work, including a building, highway, road, excavation, and repair work or other project development or improvement, paid for in whole or in part from public funds, without regard to whether the work is done under public supervision or direction.
(b) 
This division does not apply to work done directly by a public utility company under an order of a public authority.
(Ordinance 2014-11 adopted 4/1/14)
A contract approved by a public body for a public work shall include the following contractual term:
By executing this agreement contractor certifies that it has read Texas Government Code section 2258 et seq. (as amended) and agrees to perform this contract under the terms and conditions provided by and in conformity with Texas Government Code section 2258 et seq. (as amended). Contractor agrees that failure to conform performance of this contract to Texas Government Code section 2258 et seq. (as amended), whether statutorily applicable or not, will constitute a material breach of this agreement.
(Ordinance 2014-11 adopted 4/1/14)