City officials have worked hard to implement the ordinance, but assert that the sweat-free standards are beyond what contractors are willing to accept.
His group says voters should have a direct say because of the municipal costs expected to implement the ordinance and to defend it from the lawsuits that both sides say are sure to come.
After the fiasco of Bannockburn, the Earls of Lancaster and Warwick saw their political influence increase, and they pressured Edward to re-implement the Ordinances of 1311.
Fortunately for South Floridians, Miami-Dade County passed the state's first wage theft ordinance in February 2010, fully implementing the ordinance late that year and securing through conciliation or hearings almost a million dollars for over 600 workers during the first year and a half of the program.
The city Planning Department, which already has spent more than $1 million trying to make the city's more than 450 square miles conform to its community plans, is expecting to devote nearly all of its manpower to implementing the ordinance during the coming months, Planning Director Calvin Hamilton said.
"If we implement the 6% ordinance tonight, we'll all go home without our heads," said Councilman Archie Snow after two hours of testimony and debate about a proposed surcharge on business-license fees.
"Staff and Council's involvement in implementing the marijuana ordinance could be interpreted as facilitating illegal activity associated with marijuana," Burkland wrote.
The San Diego City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a series of ordinances to implement the Mid-City Community Plan, a sweeping blueprint for economic revitalization and improvement of city services in some of San Diego's oldest residential and commercial neighborhoods.
Ordinances that would implement the plan are expected to be ready for public hearings next year, said a spokeswoman for City Councilman Jack Weiss, who represents the area.
The city has three years to implement the policy document through council-approved ordinances, and also has the ability to amend it, city officials said.
