City of Baltimore - File #: 11-0287R

• File #: 11-0287R
• Version: 0
• Name: Investigative Hearing - Local Hiring Preference Programs
• Type: City Council Resolution
• Status: Failed - End of Term
• File created: 5/9/2011
• In control: City Council
• Title: Investigative Hearing - Local Hiring Preference Programs FOR the purpose of investigating the efficacy of adopting a policy that would require resident preference hiring by certain entities contracting to supply goods and/or services to Baltimore City government; examining the impact to date of similar programs nationwide; forecasting the employment benefits for City residents; and analyzing the legal restrictions limiting local hiring programs and the likely impact on the economic development of Baltimore City if a local hiring program put in place was crafted to successfully withstand a legal challenge.
• Sponsors: President Young, Bill Henry, William H. Cole, IV, Warren Branch, Helen L. Holton, Sharon Green Middleton, James B. Kraft, Edward Reisinger, William "Pete" Welch, Carl Stokes, Belinda Conaway, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Resolution

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
6/14/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/12/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/12/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/12/2011	0	The City Council	Referred for a Report
5/9/2011	0	City Council	Introduced
5/9/2011	0	City Council	Assigned
5/9/2011	0	Judiciary and Legislative Investigations	Scheduled for a Public Hearing

INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)

Introduced by: President Young

A RESOLUTION ENTITLED

A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Investigative Hearing - Local Hiring Preference Programs

FOR the purpose of investigating the efficacy of adopting a policy that would require resident preference hiring by certain entities contracting to supply goods and/or services to Baltimore City government; examining the impact to date of similar programs nationwide; forecasting the employment benefits for City residents; and analyzing the legal restrictions limiting local hiring programs and the likely impact on the economic development of Baltimore City if a local hiring program put in place was crafted to successfully withstand a legal challenge.
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Recitals

Across the country recession-battered local governments are increasingly attempting to steer public works and other contracts for goods or services to local firms or to compel firms bidding for government contracts to hire local residents. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin residents preference hiring is required for all contracting activities of the Department of Public Works. The ordinance requires that 40% of worker hours worked on a DPW contract be performed by unemployed or underemployed residents of the city.

Portland, Oregon’s Community Workforce Agreement pilot program for publicly funded projects sets forth targets and goals that are not mandated, but that participants try to achieve. The agreement, signed by the city, community groups, and construction businesses, focuses on hiring 80% of the workforce with local residents, increasing the nu...