Official:Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Contracts and Procurement," by adding a new Chapter, entitled "First Source Jobs Policy," requiring the creation of a registry of City residents for the purpose of employment referral and further requiring that Beneficiaries of certain City Financial Assistance use such registry as the first source for all hiring related to any new, entry-level job created as a result of such Financial Assistance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Green
Introduced: January 26, 2012
Signed: November 1, 2012
: Committee on Finance
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires that City residents who receive certain financial assistance use a city employment registry as their first source for finding jobs related to those funds. The goal is to prioritize hiring from within the city and support local economic development.
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