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Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source PolicyLink
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Economic recovery is not returning to all communities equally: the unemployment rate for White workers is down to nearly 4 percent nationally, while the unemployment rate for Black workers is more than double that. This disparity in employment is not an anomaly of our current economy,...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Office of Mayor Todd Gloria
Policy Areas Economic Justice
The California Business and Professions Code requires all persons performing contracting work on any project valued at $500 or more to be licensed by the Contractors State Licensing Board. The proposed Contractor Transparency Amendment would codify the state regulations into the City's...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2007
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source San Jose City Council
Policy Areas Finance & Procurement
This ordinance increases the amount of funding city departments can appropriate in contract agreements and expands departmental authority over the scope and type of purchases they are permitted to make....

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) All States, Wyoming
Source U.S. Department Of Energy
Policy Areas Energy, Community Development, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources
U.S. Department of Energy fact sheet guide to Energy Savings Performance Contracting for governments....

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source National League of Cities
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
This model ordinance establishes a mutual aid agreement to allow one municipality to share its services with another in a time of need. It outlines the responsibilities and obligations of each participating municipality, provides a framework for dispute resolution, and limits liabilities...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County, State
State(s) All States
Source Harvard Kennedy School Government Performance Lab
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Governments can promote racial equity through procurement and contracting reforms that increase vendor diversity and expand racially equitable service outcomes. This report outlines successful case studies and best practices for developing equitable procurement strategies and recommends...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
Policy Areas Energy, Public Spaces, Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance
This toolkit outlines how local governments can implement "lead by example" programs that reduce energy consumption and emissions, foster markets for sustainable products, encourage green building standards, and promote economic development. It provides a guide for developing facility...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2009
Level County
State(s) California
Source California State University
Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
This report assesses the economic impact of the state government contracting with small businesses (SBs) and disabled veteran business enterprises (DVBEs). It finds that these contracts created significant economic benefits including job creation, higher net gross state product (GSP),...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2012
Level City or Town, County
State(s) Arizona
Source Kaboom.org
Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development, Economic Justice, Health, Public Spaces
To address its deficiency in parks and public green spaces, the city of Tucson established joint use agreements with the unified school district which expanded community access to 12 elementary school yards. This brief outlines the costs and legal processes associated with the agreements...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice
This ordinance prohibits the city from making contracts or agreements with jail facilities that allow it to generate revenue from the sale of goods and services to inmates. It also explains how the city has previously generated funding through heavily marked up prices on phone calls...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) Maryland
Source Baltimore City Council
Policy Areas Public Safety
This resolution prohibits the City from selling, transferring, or franchising access to the City's water supply system, sewer system, and underground conduit system for cables wires and other facilities. Under this resolution, the city retains its authority to grant franchises or...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2007
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Health, Housing, Public Safety
The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy (LAANE) surveyed nearly 300 passenger service workers to determine the effects of contracting on public safety and service quality at the Los Angeles International Airport. Results show that airlines are compromising security at LAX by failing...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2022
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source Madison City Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This ordinance requires employers that contract with the City of Madison, receive financial assistance from the City, or operate in City-owned facilities to pay their employees a living wage. The City of Madison must also pay their employees a living wage. This ordinance defines a...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2022
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States, Wyoming
Source Local Progress
Policy Areas Community Development, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Health, Public Safety
Protecting and advancing worker' rights are central functions of local governments. This report provides an overview of some of the most noteworthy ways in which localities have taken action on behalf of working people, in spite of challenges imposed by federal and state preemption...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2013
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source Village of Harrison & Town of Harrison
Policy Areas Community Development
This resolution is an intergovernmental cooperation agreement between the Town of Harrison and the Village of Harrison. This agreement reduces duplication of services by merging staff and revenue to provide services for both jurisdictions, including but not limited to public works,...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2017
Level City or Town, National, County, State
State(s) All States
Source TransitCenter
Policy Areas Transportation & Mobility
Service contracting is a tool that government can use to improve transit service quality for riders and better position transit agencies to succeed in today's dynamic transportation industry. This report provides six case studies that show how cities have utilized service contracting...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2014
Level County
State(s) Ohio
Source City Council Of Cuyahoga County
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
This ordinance establishes the Economic Inclusion Program, which sets aspirational goals for women and minority owned businesses, and holds set-aside contracts for race and gender-neutral small businesses. It outlines the various components of the program and discusses how it will...

Type Article
Year 2023
Level City or Town, County
State(s) Texas
Source Informed Infrastructure
Policy Areas Data & Technology, Public Safety, Transportation & Mobility
This article explains how the North Central Texas Council of Governments standardized work zone data sharing by selecting a single road management tech provider. It also highlights how the contract extends work zone data access to any relevant public agencies. ...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2012
Level City or Town, County
State(s) Mississippi
Source Kaboom.org
Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development, Economic Justice, Health, Public Spaces
Due to increasing statewide obesity rates, localities across Mississippi are exploring ways to expand access to parks and recreational facilities. The city of Hernando established joint use agreements with public schools to allow greater community access to recreational facilities...

Type Executive Order
Year 2014
Level City or Town
State(s) Washington
Source City of Seattle
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development
This executive order directs City departments and offices to increase the opportunities for women and minority owned businesses (WMBEs), and to provide a welcome and responsive environment for all businesses that support such efforts. This ordinance attempts to advance the City's...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2014
Level City or Town
State(s) Massachusetts
Source Boston City Council
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health
Covering transition-related surgeries can improve the health of transgender people and save lives. This ordinance prohibits the City of Boston from contracting with any health insurance company that refuses to insure any person or that discriminates in the amount of premium, policy...

Type Ordinance or Resolution
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement, Health
This ordinance amendment prohibits the City from funding any travel to states that have banned abortion prior to the viability of the fetus. It also prohibits the city from making contracts with organizations headquartered in states that have enacted similarly restrictive abortion...

Type Executive Order
Year 2016
Level City or Town
State(s) Massachusetts
Source Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement
This executive order promotes equity in public procurement....

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance
We are in an unprecedented moment in U.S. history. It is a time of resurgent racism and inequality, but also of newly energized and ambitious activism. We propose that the most effective way to take advantage of that momentum and reclaim American democracy is through investment in...

Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Local Progress
Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Although minority and/or women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs) serve a critical role in our national economy, they are more likely than most other businesses to face disproportionate economic challenges. To address this MWBE programs can alter traditional procurement rules to increase...

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