University of Wisconsin–Madison
Progressive Local Government
For the 21st Century

ProGov21 Policy Library

Policy Area
Policy Area Scrollable Checkbox List
Material Type
Material Type Scrollable Checkbox List
Level
Level Scrollable Checkbox List
State
State Scrollable Checkbox List
Source
Source Scrollable Checkbox List
Year
Model First Source Hiring and Local Business Enterprise Policy
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2010
Level County
State(s) All States
Source City of East Palo Alto
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This model policy outlines hiring responsibilities for developers in redevelopment projects, business users in redevelopment projects, and construction contractors. Specifically, it requires them to seek local employees, service providers and businesses to meet their needs....
Tags
2015 Madison “Ban the Box” Ordinance Reforming Hiring Practices
Type Ordinance
Year 2015
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source Madison City Council
Policy Areas Civil Rights
This ordinance requires certain city contractors to "Ban the Box" in their hiring practices, meaning that an employer will not ask any questions on a job application about an applicant's criminal or police record; the "box" to check for crimes or law violations is removed from application...
Tags
Cash is King: Short-Term Strategies to Slow the Flow of Money Out the Door and Keep the Budget Balanced
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Government Finance Officers Association
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
Local governments need to make sure they have enough cash on hand for essential services. During a financial crisis, the first thing local governments should do is slow the net flow of cash exiting and find ways to rebalance the budget. This report presents retrenchment techniques...
Tags
Best Value Contracting and Public Works Contracts
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2010
Level County
State(s) Wisconsin
Source City Of Madison Engineering Division
Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance
Best Value Contracting creates a set of enforceable qualifications with a single point of accountability, pervormance qualifications, workforce development, oversight and transparency on publicly funded projects....
Tags
Los Angeles Metropolitan Transit Authority Construction Careers Policy
Type Executive Order
Year 2019
Level County
State(s) California
Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Transportation & Mobility
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (LACMTA) Construction Careers Policy (CCP) encourages construction employment and training opportunities in ways calculated to mitigate the harms caused by geographically concentrated poverty and unemployment in economically...
Tags
First Source Hiring
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2011
Level County, City or Town
State(s) All States
Source Sugar Law Center for Economic & Social Justice
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
Oftentimes, the residents intended to benefit from local development projects are left out of the employment opportunities that arise from said projects. First source hiring ordinances, contract clauses, and related agreements aim to rectify this issue by providing employment opportunities...
Tags
2011 Los Angeles Ordinance 181520 Establishing Targeted Hiring Requirements
Type Ordinance
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source Council of the City of Los Angeles
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This ordinance requires Los Angeles' Board of Public Works to approve a project labor agreement that includes provisions to promote the hiring of local residents, apprentices, and disadvantaged workers (i.e. unemployed and under-employed workers). City public works contracts are subject...
Tags
Newark Ordinance Establishing Local Hiring Requirements
Type Ordinance
Year 2012
Level City or Town
State(s) New Jersey
Source Newark Clerk Office
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This ordinance requires contracting companies to maintain, to the greatest extent possible, a workforce composed of 40% qualified Newark residents....
Tags
Exploring Targeted Hire: An Assessment of Best Practices in the Construction Industry
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2014
Level County
State(s) All States
Source UCLA Labor Center
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Community Development
Public construction projects are an expenditure of public tax dollars; as such, public agencies have an opportunity to develop policies for public construction projects to benefit taxpayers with employment and business opportunities. Targeted hire initiatives create institutional...
Tags
2017 San Francisco Ordinance 142-17 Banning the Consideration of Applicant’s Salary History During Hiring Process
Type Ordinance
Year 2017
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source City and County of San Fransisco
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This ordinance amends the Police and Administrative Codes to ban employers, including City contractors and subcontractors, from considering an applicant's current or past salary in determining whether to hire an applicant or what salary to offer the applicant. It also prohibits employers...
Tags
San Francisco Local Hiring Policy for Construction Fact Sheet
Type Fact Sheet or Infographic
Year 2011
Level City or Town
State(s) California
Source San Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
This fact sheet briefly summarized San Francisco's local hiring policy for construction projects. It requires 30% of all project hours within each trade to be performed by local residents, and no less than 15% of all project work hours within each trade to be performed by disadvantaged...
Tags
Contracting for Equity: Best Local Government Practices that Advance Racial Equity in Government Contracting and Procurement
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level County
State(s) All States
Source Government Alliance on Race and Equity
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety
Inclusive contracting refers to the process of creating the environment for businesses owned by people of color and/or women to participate in a governmental procurement and contracting process. Inclusive business participation in local government procurement and contracting is an...
Tags
The Road to Responsible Contracting: Lessons from States and Cities for Ensuring That Federal Contracting Delivers Good Jobs and Quality Services
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2009
Level City or Town, State
State(s) All States
Source Mayors Innovation Project
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
This report outlines the failures of the current federal contracting system, and highlights state and city governments that are implementing responsible contracting reforms. Reform recommendations include conducting rigorous responsibility reviews and background checks on potential...
Tags
2005 Boston Ordinance CBC 4-7 Establishing Standards for the Screening and Identification of Persons with Criminal Backgrounds
Type Ordinance
Year 2005
Level City or Town
State(s) Massachusetts
Source City of Boston
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
This ordinance establishes policies and procedures for the screening and identification of individuals with criminal records by vendors who supply goods and/or services to the City of Boston. This ordinance ensures far and consistent CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information) screening...
Tags
Making Development Work for Local Residents: Local Hire Programs and Implementation Strategies that Serve Low-Income Communities
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2008
Level County
State(s) All States
Source The Partnership for Working Families
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Democracy & Governance
This report examines how community benefits agreements strengthen urban communities by creating high-quality jobs, career advancement, sustainability, and affordable housing. It highlights the need for local hire requirements to ensure that public funds invested in economic development...
Tags
Establishing Procedures and Criteria for the Appropriate Use of a Project Labor Agreement (PLA) on Major King County Capital Construction and Alternative Delivery Projects Executive Order PER 13-1
Type Executive Order
Year 2013
Level County
State(s) Washington
Source Mayors Innovation Project
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Democracy & Governance
This executive order mandates project labor agreements (PLAs) for all significant capital projects undertaken by King County. These PLAs are comprehensive pre-hire collective bargaining agreements that establish terms and conditions of employment for an entire construction project...
Tags
Displaying 16 of 16 records.

Remove Entry

Are you sure you want to remove this?

There was an error communicating with the server.

Please try again later.

There was an error while saving your data.

Please try again later.

Error

Please try again later.

Update Page Content

You are leaving the page

Please make sure you saved all of the modules to avoid losing any data.