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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL
Introduced by: Councilmembers Henry and Holton
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL concerning
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City Resident Hiring Preference Work Group
FOR the purpose of forming an inter-Departmental workgroup, including broad representation from stakeholders outside Baltimore City government, to draft Board of Estimates rules and/or an ordinance expanding the application of Section 3 type requirements to as broad a class of City contracts as is feasible.
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The current Baltimore City First Source Hiring resolution is aspirational but does not by itself create an enforceable obligation to hire City residents for government-funded work. This resolution lays out the framework for an enforceable hiring obligation that could reduce our unemployment rate and withstand legal challenge. It proposes that an inter-Departmental workgroup, including broad representation from stakeholders outside Baltimore City government, be formed to fashion Board of Estimates rules and/or an ordinance to achieve these objectives.
A direct preference or requirement for hiring Baltimore residents for City-funded work could run afoul of the Privileges and Immunities Clause of the United States Constitution. That Clause ensures that citizens of each state are equal to citizens of every other state. Municipalities are treated as if they were states. In long-standing court precedent, the right to be hired fo...
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