§ 5-4-2. DISCRIMINATORY EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES PROHIBITED.

(A)

No contractor, nor any agent of any such contractor, shall engage in any discriminatory employment practice defined in this chapter.

(B)

No bid or proposal submitted to the City by a contractor shall be considered nor shall any purchase order be issued nor contract be awarded by the City to any contractor unless the contractor has executed an approved form, prescribed by the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office, to be in force and effect for one year from date of filing, in which the contractor has agreed:

(1)

not to engage in any discriminatory employment practice defined in this chapter;

(2)

to take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment without discrimination being practiced against them as defined in this chapter, including affirmative action relative to employment, promotion, demotion or transfer, recruitment or recruitment advertising, layoff or termination, rate of pay or other forms of compensation, and selection for training or any other terms, conditions or privileges of employment;

(3)

to post in conspicuous places, available to the employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office setting forth the provisions of this chapter;

(4)

to state in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, sex or age;

(5)

to obtain a written statement from any labor union or labor organization furnishing labor or service to the contractors in which the union or organization has agreed not to engage in any discriminatory employment practices as defined in this chapter and to take affirmative action to implement the policies and provisions of this chapter;

(6)

to cooperate fully with the City and the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office in connection with any investigation or conciliation effort of the Equal Employment/Fair Housing Office to ensure that the purpose of the provisions against discriminatory employment practice is being carried out; and

(7)

to require of all subcontractors having 15 or more employees who hold any subcontract providing for the expenditure of $2,000 or more in connection with any contract with the City subject to the terms of this chapter that they not engage in any discriminatory employment practice as defined in this chapter.

(C)

No bid or proposal submitted to the City shall be considered nor shall any purchase order be issued nor contract be awarded by the City to any contractor unless the contractor has provided in writing to the office of minority business affairs the following information:

(1)

the names of all subcontractors;

(2)

the dollar amount of all subcontracts;

(3)

the identity of all minority owned business enterprise or women owned business enterprise subcontractors; and

(4)

the dollar amount of minority owned business enterprise or women owned business enterprise subcontracts.

Source: 1992 Code Section 7-4-2; Ord. 031106-12; Ord. 031211-11; Ord. 20051215-010.