Official:Amending Chapter 17-1600 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Economic Opportunity Plans," to provide for the preparation and filing of an annual report by the Finance Director that analyzes the extent of workforce diversity on projects and contracts requiring Economic Opportunity Plans and identifies appropriate workforce diversity goals for future projects and contracts, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Reynolds Brown
Introduced: June 18, 2015
Signed: October 8, 2015
: Committee on Commerce & Economic Development
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill requires the Finance Director to annually report on the diversity of workers on city projects and contracts, including setting workforce diversity goals for future projects.
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