Ensuring fair and open competition in county contracting

SAN DIEGO – The County Board of Supervisors recently approved a recommendation by North County Supervisor Bill Horn to place on the November 2010 ballot a proposed Charter amendment aimed at ensuring fair and open competition in county contracting for generations to come.

Currently, a simple majority of the County Board of Supervisors has the power to require, prohibit or remain neutral on Project Labor Agreements (PLAs) for county contracts. If the ballot measure is approved, that power would be transferred to a majority of voters in San Diego County, requiring a majority vote of the pe...