City of Philadelphia - File #: 180704

• File #: 180704
• Version: 1
• Type: Bill
• Status: ENACTED
• File created: 6/21/2018
• In control: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
• Final action: 12/6/2018
• Title: Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans", by requiring the Labor Standards Unit to monitor contractors and enforce City Contract requirements for Workforce Diversity, all under certain terms and conditions.
• Sponsors: Council President Clarke, Councilmember Bass
• Indexes: ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PLANS

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
1/22/2019	1	MAYOR	SIGNED
12/6/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND PASSED	Pass	17:0
11/29/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	ORDERED PLACED ON THIS DAY`S FIRST READING CALENDAR
11/29/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	SUSPEND THE RULES OF THE COUNCIL	Pass
11/29/2018	1	CITY COUNCIL	READ AND ORDERED PLACED ON NEXT WEEK'S SECOND READING CALENDAR
11/19/2018	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING NOTICES SENT
11/19/2018	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	HEARING HELD
11/19/2018	0	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	AMENDED
11/19/2018	1	Committee on Commerce & Economic Development	REPORTED FAVORABLY, RULE SUSPENSION REQUESTED
6/21/2018	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced and Referred	Pass

Title
Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans", by requiring the Labor Standards Unit to monitor contractors and enforce City Contract requirements for Workforce Diversity, all under certain terms and conditions.

Body
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:


CHAPTER 17-1600. ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY PLANS

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§17-1605. Enforcement.


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(4) The Labor Standard Unit shall have the responsibility of administering oversight of the Workforce Diversity requirements of this Chapter and in connection therewith shall:

(a) Maintain a current schedule of the Workforce Diversity requirements relating to services and industries the work of which is subject to the requirements of this Chapter;

(b) Receive and refer to the Commissioner under whose supervision a contract subject to the requirements of this Chapter is being performed complaints against any contractor or subcontractor for alleged violations of the Workforce Diversity requirements of this Chapter. Thereafter, the Director shall investigate such complaints and in connection therewith or with respect to any investigation shall have full power and authority to subpoena any witness, books, records, or other data of any person for the purposes of obtaining information pertinent to such investigation. The Director shall make a finding in writing with respect to each complaint filed, and shall send a copy thereof to the complainant and the contractor and/or subcontractor and shall maintain it on file. Upon request, the Unit shall provide any affected contractor or subcontractor with a hearing, pursuant to the requirements of Subsection 17-107(8)(e) of this Code; and

(c) Monitor the operations of contractors and subcontractors with respect to the Workforce Diversity requirements of contract...