Metro Council will consider legislation tonight to create a new board to oversee worker issues on city construction projects.
Zoom in: Councilmember Sandra Sepulveda, the lead sponsor, calls her legislation "Build It Right." The bill is up for its first of three votes at the meeting.
The bill would create a contract and compliance board to investigate issues such as wage theft and workplace safety on Metro projects.
What we're watching: Council will begin considering O'Connell's proposed budget this evening. Some changes from budget and finance committee chair Delishia Porterfield are likely.
The intrigue: A plan to make the riverfront safer will also be up for debate.
Following the death of college student Riley Strain, Metro Councilmember Jacob Kupin proposed that city departments collaborate on a study to determine how to increase safety, security, housing resources and cleanliness of the Cumberland River in the downtown area.
