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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 regarding individuals serving as board members and executive officers; all under certain terms and conditions.

AI summary

This enacted measure requires companies seeking City contracts to disclose the percentages of women and minorities among their executive officers and board members. They must also provide goals for increasing inclusion in those positions and describe the efforts they plan to make toward those goals.

File details

Status
ENACTED
Introduced
February 22, 2018
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:

CHAPTER 17-100. PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.

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

(3)

Contractor Obligation to Disclose the Number of Women

and Minorities

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

and minority

executive officers in the company and the current percentage of females

and minorities

on the company’s executive and full boards;

(ii) the company’s aspirational goals for the inclusion of females

and

minorities

in executive positions and on the executive and full boards; and

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

(b)

For purposes of this subsection (3), the term “minority” shall include members of those groups identified in Section 17-1608 of the Code (“Annual Disparity Assessment of Workforce Diversity”) whose employment establishes workforce diversity.

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Explanation:

Italics

indicate new matter added.

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File history

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  1. Council actionMAYOR

    Signed

  3. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Read and ordered placed on next week's second reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Ordered placed on this day`s first reading calendar

    Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Suspend the rules of the council

    Pass
  4. Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Reported favorably, rule suspension requested

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Hearing held

    Council actionCommittee on Commerce & Economic Development

    Hearing notices sent

  5. Council actionCITY COUNCIL

    Introduced and Referred

    Pass