Town of Montgomery IDA adopts Local Labor Policy

Laura Fitzgerald
Posted 3/27/19

The Town of Montgomery Industrial Development Agency (IDA) recently adopted a local labor policy, requiring projects that receive the agency’s tax benefits employ local labor for the …

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Town of Montgomery IDA adopts Local Labor Policy

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The Town of Montgomery Industrial Development Agency (IDA) recently adopted a local labor policy, requiring projects that receive the agency’s tax benefits employ local labor for the construction of each project.

The law was adopted unanimously at the March 11 meeting.

The law requires the developer engage or hire at least 85 percent of their construction workers from the Town of Montgomery and the local labor market. The local labor market is defined as workers living in Orange, Ulster, Sullivan, Dutchess, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties. A third-party auditing firm will be engaged to monitor construction.                                       
The law will promote economic growth in the local area by using local labor.        

“The agency has determined that construction jobs, though limited in time duration, are vital to the overall employment opportunities and economic growth in the Town of Montgomery,” the law states.                                                          

The law does grant exemptions for warranty issues whereby the manufacturer requires installation by only approved installers, specialized construction is required and no local contractors or construction workers have the required skills, there are significant cost differentials, no labor is available for the project and the contractor requires key persons having special skills that are not available in the local labor market.

IDA, Montgomery, labor