City of Philadelphia - File #: 020816

• File #: 020816
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: LAPSED
• File created: 12/12/2002
• In control: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
• Title: Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter creating The Economic Opportunity Task Force, to develop plans for increasing employment for minorities, women and disabled persons in connection with publicly funded construction contracts and increasing contracting with minority-owned, female-owned and disabled-owned businesses for such projects; and creating an Economic Opportunity Resource Council comprised of representatives of government departments and agencies to support the work of the Task Force; all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Reynolds Brown
• Indexes: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TASK FORCE
• Code sections: Title 21 - MISCELLANEOUS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
3/27/2003	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING HELD
3/27/2003	1	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
3/27/2003	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	AMENDED
3/27/2003	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
3/27/2003	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
3/27/2003	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK`S SECOND READING CALENDAR
3/21/2003	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING NOTICES SENT
3/21/2003	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	RECESSED
3/21/2003	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING HELD
12/12/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass
12/12/2002	0	CITY COUNCIL	Referred

Title
Amending Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Miscellaneous," by adding a new Chapter creating The Economic Opportunity Task Force, to develop plans for increasing employment for minorities, women and disabled persons in connection with publicly funded construction contracts and increasing contracting with minority-owned, female-owned and disabled-owned businesses for such projects; and creating an Economic Opportunity Resource Council comprised of representatives of government departments and agencies to support the work of the Task Force; all under certain terms and conditions.
Body
SECTION 1. Title 21 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 21. MISCELLANEOUS

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CHAPTER 21-1500. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY TASK FORCE

§21-1501. Economic Opportunity Task Force.

(1) An Economic Opportunity Task Force is hereby established in the Office of the Director of Finance for the purpose of developing plans to:

(a) increase the employment of minorities, women and the disabled in the building trades that work on publicly funded construction projects; and

(b) increase contracting with Minority-Owned Businesses, Female- Owned Businesses and Disabled-Owned Businesses, as those terms are defined by Section 17-501 of this Code, in connection with publicly funded construction projects.

(2) The Task Force shall consist of the Finance Director and ten other members, six members to be appointed by the Mayor and four members to be selected by a 2/3 vote of the six appointees. There shall be at least one member selected from each of the following organizations, groups and government agencies:

(a) neighborhood and community groups;

(b) the businesses community;

(c) building trade unions;

(d) building trade training providers;

(e) construction contractors;

(f) City Council; and

(g) such members of the Administration as shall be determined by the Mayor.

(3) The Task Fo...