[R.O. 2011 §2.58.010; Prior Code §§2-7.2 —
2-7.3; Ord. No. 5604 §1, 6-1-1987; Ord. No. 5605 §1, 6-1-1987]
A.
Any person,
firm or corporation contracting with the City to provide services
such as, but not limited to, technical/professional services, street
repairs, supplies, building maintenance, at a cost to the City of
fifty thousand dollars ($50,000.00) or more and involving ten (10)
or more employees in the workforce providing the contracted services,
shall, as a condition precedent to the rendition of such services,
certify by affidavit filed with the said City that at least twenty
percent (20%) of the workforce providing the contracted services shall
consist of workers generally classified as members of minorities and/or
female workers. The City Council may, under special circumstances
such as, for example, situations requiring technical expertise and/or
specialization, waive the conditions set forth herein, provided however,
that such waiver is justified by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the City
Council.
B.
Any person,
firm or corporation contracting with the City to provide services
involving payment of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00) or
more in which there are two (2) or more subcontractors shall agree
with the City that at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total amount
of the City's contract shall be allocated to subcontractors who employ
workers generally classified as members of minorities and/or female
workers.
[R.O. 2011 §2.58.020; Ord. No. 6818 §1, 6-21-2010]
A.
As many
as possible of the City contracts over one thousand dollars ($1,000.00)
shall be entered into with the following:
1.
Individuals
generally classified as members of minorities and/or female; and
2.
Firms
consisting of individuals generally classified as members of minorities
and/or female; and
3.
Corporations,
the stock of which is owned by the individuals generally classified
as members of minorities and/or females.
B.
The City
Manager shall take all reasonable steps to achieve compliance with
this Section; which steps shall include, but are not limited by, the
following:
1.
Regularly
and periodically place ads in the media, which are aimed at the minorities,
to solicit those minorities to bid on City contracts and to place
themselves on the City's bid list;
2.
When
publishing bid notices the City at all times also publish in a minority
newspaper; and
3.
Utilize
all available directories of minority and female firms.
C.
The City
Manager shall report quarterly to the City Council of the efforts
in carrying out this Section and the results of said efforts.
D.
All minority
and/or female firms, corporations or individuals shall file an affidavit
with the City, prior to commencing work, that they are a minority
and/or female firm, corporation or individual.
