Teco ue) CE atic STR COMMUNITIES a Ohio |. Prevailing Wage szvstssesue" Prevailing wage is the wage paid to skilled construction workers on publicly funded new projects (except schools) costing over $250,000 and renovations costing over $75,000. These market rate wages are determined at a county-level basis by the Department of Commerce based on the wages paid to construction workers in the private sector. Bost Deal for Taxpayers Creates Middle Class Jobs «+ Highly skied workers finish projects on time and busts ‘+ Avast majorty of works performed by in-state contractors ‘qualty roads and buldings meant to last ~eaving In states wth a strong prevaling wage law, compared to@ taxpayers wih ne cost overuns and lower maintenance lower percentage o lea obs availabe in states without costs over time prevailing wage, ‘+ Bettr wages mean a stronger and broader tax base. This + Local contractors and workers eaming prevaling wages helo helps poly makers balance oudgets and provise publc support local, privately funded training programs that prove safely and education services without raising taxes, Career opportunites in the mide class ‘Typical workers not paid the prevaling wage are elie for thousands of colarsin puble assistance, costing Drives Economic Development taxpayers for addtional relance an cash assistance, food stamps, and heakncare~ taxpayers don't save, ‘they subsidize. + Every dolar spent on a prevaing wage project generates '$.501n economic acti ~that's money spent atlocal businessas such as restaurants, shops and grocery stores ~ sourting adationalib creation that keeps local communities and businesses song. ‘+ Provaling wage polices protect the local prvate sector rom big government. Te policy foces big government to pay the wages established by the private sector instead of drving ‘down the local economy by undercutting the private sector buildingstrongcommunities.org Icarroll@buildingstrongcommunities.org