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Philadelphia Contractors Face Eased Reporting Burden on Diversity Data Under New Council Proposal

Official:Amending Title 17 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled “Contracts and Procurement,” to modify contractor reporting obligations related to women and minorities serving as board members and executive staff, to eliminate reporting requirements for subcontracted labor sources on certain City contracts for public works, other competitively bid services, bid goods, and professional services, to remove certain requirements for contractor reporting of demographic data, to modify the contract threshold triggering reporting obligations, to revise reporting deadlines, and to make certain technical changes, all under certain terms and conditions.

Sponsor: Councilmember Phillips

Introduced: May 25, 2023

Signed: June 22, 2023

: Committee on Law and Government

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Plain-Language Summary

This bill amends City Council's contracting policies to reduce reporting requirements for contractors. Contractors will still be required to report on diversity data, but the city is eliminating some of these requirements and adjusting deadlines.