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Model Green Building Ordinance For Municipalities Open for Comment

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy, Housing

In 2009, the residential and commercial building sector was responsible for more than 50 percent of total annual U.S. energy consumption, 74 percent of total U.S. electricity consumption, and 39 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions. There has been a growing movement to encourage...

New York City Local Law 59 Regulating Responses ICE Detainers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source City Council of New York City

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This local law amends the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to persons not to be detained by the police department. In particular, the police department may only honor a civil immigration detainer by holding a person beyond the time when such person would otherwise...

2013 San Francisco Divestment Resolution No. 126-13

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City and County of San Francisco

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Finance & Procurement

This resolution urges the San Francisco Retirement Board of the Employees' Retirement System to divest from publicly-traded fossil fuel companies....

San Antonio Paid Sick and Safe Leave (SSL) Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of San Antonio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health

Many cities lack comprehensive policies to address paid sick leave, leaving workers without adequate protections for health-related absences. The Paid Sick and Safe Leave ordinance in San Antonio ensures employees can accrue leave for personal or family health needs, including medical...

Minneapolis Ranked Choice Voting Law

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Minneapolis

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

This document establishes ranked-choice voting for all municipal elections in Minneapolis. Ranked-choice voting is an election method in which voters rank candidates for an office in order of their preference. This chapter also outlines the procedures for tabulating votes, ties, reporting...

2002 San Francisco Instant Runoff Voting Proposition

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2002

Level City or Town, County

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board Of Supervisors

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

This amendment to the San Francisco County Charter calls for instant runoff balloting for municipal elections for the November 5th, 2002 election and all subsequent elections for the offices of Mayor, Sheriff, District Attorney, Treasurer, Assessor-Recorder, Public Defender and members...

2021 Seattle Right to Counsel in Evictions Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

This ordinance guarantees the right to legal counsel, free of charge, for any residential renter in Seattle responding to an unlawful detainer suit....

Bernalillo County Policy Responding to ICE Detainer Requests and Bond Rules

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level County

State(s) New Mexico

Source Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Public Safety

This ordinance states that the Bernalillo County Metropolitan Detention Center will not detain any inmate and will not delay the otherwise authorized release of any inmate, as a result of detainer requests or administrative warrants received by ICE. An immigration detainer request...

Santa Clara Ordinance Regulating the Construction of Big-Box Stores

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2003

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Santa Clara City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces

This ordinance prohibits the construction of large-scale retail stores, or superstores, within Santa Clara. Any entity who wished to operate a large-scale retail store shall apply for and receive a Use Permit. Permit applicants must prepare an environmental impact report and economic...

2017 Sacramento Resolution 2017-0032 Vision Zero Goals

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Sacramento City Council

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This resolution requires the City of Sacramento to adopt a “Vision Zero” goal. Vision Zero is a collaborative and data-driven effort to eliminate traffic fatalities and serious injuries. Actions towards Vision Zero will be a comprehensive, collaborative, and equitable approach through...

2022 Seattle Resolution 32041 Supporting Unionization for Starbucks Workers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Washington

Source Seattle City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This resolution expresses the Seattle City Council's support for workers at Starbucks in Seattle who are attempting to form a union. It urges Starbucks to accept card check neutrality and allow their workforce to discuss unionization free from threats, intimidation, anti-union propaganda,...

2017 San Diego Ordinance 10-2017 Mandating Equal Pay

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of San Diego

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance ensures compliance with non-discrimination laws and the California Equal Pay Act. It further requires businesses to equalize wages between employees who perform equal or substantially similar work, regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity....

2015 El Paso Ordinance 018370 Responding to Wage Theft Complaints

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of El Paso

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance outlines the procedure for wage theft complaints in El Paso, TX. In particular, this ordinance creates a wage theft database, maintained by a Wage Theft Coordinator designated by the City Manager, to identify employers with a wage theft adjudication record, establish...

1989 Chicago Ordinance 1182 Establishing A Low-Income Housing Trust Fund

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 1989

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Housing, Economic Justice

This ordinance establishes a non-profit corporation in the form of a trust fund to address the permanent housing needs of residents whose income is at or below 50% of the median income....

2003 Minneapolis Resolution R-109 Establishing Intent to Protect Individual Rights and Liberties

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2003

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source Minneapolis City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

The resolution expresses concerns about the USA PATRIOT Act, the Homeland Security Act, and various executive and military orders that are perceived to infringe upon individual rights and liberties protected by the United States Constitution, the Minnesota Constitution, and international...

San Antonio Bicycle Safety Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of San Antonio

Policy Areas Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility

This San Antonio ordinance supports the physical safety of cyclists and motorists. It requires the use of lights on both the front and rear of the vehicle during the early hours of the morning and nighttime to prompte San Antonio as a Bicycle Friendly Community. ...

2020 Madison Ordinance 62413 Banning Facial Recognition Technology

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Data & Technology

Face surveillance is an automated process that assists in identifying an individual based on their facial characteristics. This ordinance prohibits city agencies, departments, and divisions from possessing a face surveillance system or accessing information derived from a face surveillance...

2009 New York City Local Law 88 Energy Efficient Utilities

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Public Spaces, Energy

This ordinance requires lighting systems to be upgraded and sub-meters to be installed in certain covered buildings based on square footage. It also requires that each tenant or subtenant within a covered tenant space that has a sub-meter to measure electrical consumption shall be...

Manhattan Community Board 10 Immigration Equal Protection and Sanctuary City Resolution

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Democracy & Governance

This resolution supports and reaffirms the establishment of laws, policies, and practices that ensure access to legal protections regardless of immigration status, and urges the City of New York to not cooperate with federal immigration efforts. ...

Equity Lens for Decision Making

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, National, Other, Other Boards and Agencies, School Board, School District, State

State(s) All States

Source Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development

To combat structural inequities, policymakers must examine how policy decisions impact historically disadvantaged populations. This guide contains strategies for identifying potential impacts on structural inequality, including items such as identifying the groups affected by decisions...

State College Ordinance Prohibiting Employment Discrimination

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source State College Borough Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance prohibits employment discrimination. It ensures that all persons receive equal opportunities for employment regardless of their perceived or actual race, color, sex, religion, ancestry, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, familial status,...

2021 Boston Ordinance Regulating Predatory Towing Practices

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston City Council

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

This ordinance regulates the towing industry in Boston in order to prevent predatory towing practices that harm consumers. It establishes specific requirements for towing companies, including mandatory signage, reporting requirements, mandatory displaying of rates schedules, compensation...

2010 Santa Clara Ordinance Regulating Toys and Incentives with Restaurant Food

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level County

State(s) California

Source County of Santa Clara

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families, Food

Restaurants encourage children and adolescents to choose specific menu items by linking them with free toys and other incentive items. This ordinance states that a restaurant may not provide an incentive item linked to the purchase of a single food item or meal if it includes excessive...

2022 Los Angeles Ordinance Establishing a Fair Work Week

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This Los Angeles ordinance provides retail workers with a more predictable work schedule. It ensures that workers are notified of their work schedule 14 days in advance, mandates rest between shifts, and compensates workers when schedule changes occur. ...

St. Petersburg Ordinance 161-H Responding to Wage Theft Complaints

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida

Source City of St. Petersburg

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance details the procedure for wage theft complaints in St. Petersburg, FL, including the process of filing wage theft complaints, employer responses, conciliation, and hearings before a hearing officer. Moreover, this ordinance also outlines enforcement practices and retaliation...

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