City of Philadelphia - File #: 100495

• File #: 100495
• Version: 0
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 6/17/2010
• In control: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
• Title: Amending Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contracts," by requiring businesses responsible for performing work under certain contracts to provide for a certain percentage of the work to be performed by City residents, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Green, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Kelly, Council President Verna, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Clarke
• Indexes: CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
• Code sections: 17-1000 - Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contractors

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
10/12/2010	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING NOTICES SENT
10/12/2010	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	RECESSED
6/17/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred
6/17/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contracts," by requiring businesses responsible for performing work under certain contracts to provide for a certain percentage of the work to be performed by City residents, all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 17-1000 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Employment of Low- and Moderate-Income Persons by City Contractors," is hereby amended to read as follows:

CHAPTER 17-1000. EMPLOYMENT OF CITY RESIDENTS AND LOW- AND MODERATE-INCOME PERSONS BY CITY CONTRACTORS.

§ 17-1001. Definitions.

(1) City. Includes the City and its departments, boards, commissions or agencies.

(2) City-related Agency. All authorities, government agencies and quasi-public corporations which:

(a) receive appropriations from the City;

(b) have entered into continuing contractual or cooperative relationships with the City, including any agreement whereby the City funds an agency's debt service; or

(c) operate under legal authority granted to them by City ordinance.

(3) Construction Contract. Any agreement for the erection, repair, demolition or alteration of any building, structure, bridge, roadway or other improvement to real property.

(4) Covered [Construction] Contract. Any construction contract or non-professional service contract with a total value in excess of $150,000 which:

(a) is paid for in whole or in part with City funds;

(b) is financed either wholly or partially by state or federal funds which are administered by the City;

(c) is funded in whole or in part by Financial Assistance; or

(d) is located on property for which the current owner or owners have received Financial Assistance from the City with respect to its purchase.

(5) Financial Assistance. Any grant, loan, incentive or abatement provided by, or with th...