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Amending Chapter 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Prerequisites to the Execution of City Contracts," by requiring contractors seeking to do business with the City to disclose certain demographic information including gender, race and geographic data of those serving as board members and executive staff; all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

The enacted amendment requires City bid documents and contract requests to require companies seeking Philadelphia contracts to disclose the percentage of women among their executive officers and on their executive and full boards. Companies must also provide their goals for including more women in those positions and explain the efforts they plan to make toward those goals.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
May 23, 2013
Sponsors
Blondell Reynolds Brown
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Full text

THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY ORDAINS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 17-104 of The Philadelphia Code is hereby amended to read as follows:

TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT.

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CHAPTER 17-104. Prerequisites to the Execution of City Contracts.

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(3) Contractor Obligation to Disclose the Number of Women Serving as Board Members and Executive Staff.

(a) Bid conditions, requests for proposals, and all other specifications for contracts awarded by the City must require that bidders and all others seeking City contracts must:

(i) disclose the current percentage of female executive officers in the company and the current percentage of females on the company's executive and full boards;

(ii) the company's aspirational goals for the inclusion of females in executive positions and on the executive and full boards; and

(iii) the intended efforts by the contractor to achieve the aspirational goals.

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[(3)]

(4)

Prohibited Contracts.

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Explanation:

[Brackets] indicate matter deleted.

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  2. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on next week`s second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

  3. Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Hearing notices sent

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Amended

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Hearing held

  4. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass