Official: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.
Sponsor: Councilmember Clarke
Introduced: December 12, 2002
: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
Status: Lapsed
This bill was introduced in the 2000–2003 Council term and when that term ran out. The public record shows no committee vote and no floor vote at any stage, so no member of Council ever went on record for or against it.
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This bill creates a task force to increase employment and contracting opportunities for minorities, women, and disabled persons in construction projects funded by the city.
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