Case Title: Novick v. Myers (Certification)

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Docket Number: 

State: oregon

Court: Oregon Supreme Court

Date: 2001-09-18T00:00:00Z

Document:
FILED: SEPTEMBER 18, 2001 
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON
STEVEN NOVICK,
Petitioner,
	v.
HARDY MYERS,
Attorney General, State of Oregon,
Respondent.
(SC S48524)
	On modified ballot title filed September 10, 2001.*
	No appearance by petitioner.
	Brendan C. Dunn, Assistant Attorney General, Salem, filed
the filing of modified ballot title for respondent.  With him on
the filing were Hardy Myers, Attorney General, and Michael D.
Reynolds, Solicitor General.
	Before Carson, Chief Justice, and Gillette, Durham, Leeson,
Riggs, and De Muniz, Justices.
	The modified ballot title is certified.  The appellate
judgment shall issue in accordance with ORS 250.085(9).
	*332 Or 493, ____ P3d ____ (August 31, 2001) (referring
ballot title for modification).
	The court in this ballot title review proceeding
determined that the Attorney General's certified ballot title for
a proposed initiative measure, which the Secretary of State
denominated as Initiative Petition 38 (2002), failed to comply
substantially with statutory standards.  Novick v. Myers, 332 Or
493, ___, P3d ___ (2001).  Under Oregon Laws 2001, chapter 802,
section 2 (now codified as ORS 250.085(8)), the court referred
the ballot title to the Attorney General for modification.  The
Attorney General has filed a modified ballot title for the
proposed initiative measure, and no party to the ballot title
review proceeding has objected.  See ORS 250.085(9) (setting out
period within which party may object to modified ballot title and
requiring court to certify modified ballot title if no objection
filed).
	The modified ballot title for Initiative Petition 38
(2002) states:
"AMENDS CONSTITUTION.  FOR PUBLIC-WORKS
CONTRACTS: ELIMINATES COMPETITIVE-BIDDING
EXEMPTIONS, REGULATING
WAGES/BENEFITS;
PROHIBITS REQUIRING LABOR AGREEMENTS
		"RESULT OF 'YES' VOTE:  For public-works
contracts, 'yes' vote eliminates competitive-bidding
exemptions, regulating wages/benefits, and requiring
prevailing wages; prohibits union-worker preferences
and requiring labor agreements.
		"RESULT OF 'NO' VOTE:  'No' vote retains laws
requiring awarding some (but not all) public contracts
to lowest responsible, qualified bidder; and payment of
prevailing wages/benefits and overtime.
		"SUMMARY:  Amends constitution.  Current law
requires awarding certain public contracts through
competitive bidding to lowest responsible, qualified
bidder; exemptions allow other contracting methods for
other contracts; requires paying prevailing wages
(wages/benefits paid locally on similar projects) and
increased pay for overtime.  Measure requires that all
contracts for public-works projects (including
contracts for public buildings' furnishings, fixtures)
be awarded to contractor submitting lowest bid to
provide not less than the quality of work or product
necessary to meet project specifications.  Prohibits
project requirements that:  include any project labor
agreement, regulate laborers' or subcontractors'
wages/benefits (including requiring prevailing wages),
require contractors to pay wages/benefits in amounts
greater than amounts that would be required in Oregon's
private sector, prefer contractors using union workers. 
Other provisions."
	The modified ballot title is certified.  The appellate
judgment shall issue in accordance with ORS 250.085(9).