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South Bend Redevelopment Commission Regular Meeting - March 11, 1983 5. OLD BUSINESS (Cont.) a. C;ontInued... Mr. obinson stated the wage requirements are es lished by the federal government. Mr. qimtz explained that Mr. Robinson's point is at we have some guidelines and things that we hive to comply with because of HUD money, and lve don't set the wage scale. We have to follow them. This is the difficulty of the Com- miss on. Mr. ckaj stated that Mishawaka doesn't have a wage guideline. There are many other cities aroLuid that don't have guidelines for wages. Mr. Robinson agreed that Mishawaka does not have it but we do in this community. Mr. Bockaj said that is not federal government. Mr. obinson stated that HUD does have wage scale sure ys and that is how they establish wage rates. Mr. ckaj said that is just a survey and no one says we have to follow those rules. Mr. 4obinson said that is Mishawaka and he cannot arguq about what they do. Mr. utler stated that the decision was made a couple of years ago that we are going to follow thoSE guidelines. Mr. Robinson said that several years ago the area wage scale was established, and Mishawaka hasn't done this. What Mishawaka does is their business and what we do over here is our business. Mr. Bockaj said that they are just asking the Com- mission to drop the laborer cost on this. He is not talking about electricians, or about plumbers. He is not talking about any qualified work. If the laborer is $6.95 an hour it is a reasonable amount of money. How much do you want a guy to make. He said he doesn't make $9.00 an hour when he co is his hours, the time he spends on the contracts, the time he estimates, the time he spends on the gas, tools, insurance, he doesn't make 9.00 an hour. How could you do this? -12-