ProGov21 Policy Library

Local Government Employee Retention 2023: The Ultimate Guide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source GovPilot

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

This guide outlines employee retention strategies and highlights best practices for preventing turnover in local government positions. It recommends utilizing federal infrastructure grant funding to provide retention incentives, fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture,...

2001 Wales First Source Hiring and Local Business Enterprise Policy

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2001

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source Wales Town Board

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

An act requiring that for city-assisted development projects, developers and employers of the built business are required to hire 30% local residents, or make efforts to do so....

Building Opportunity: Investing in our Future through a Port Construction Careers Policy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Transportation & Mobility

Proposed investment in the Port of Los Angeles would create thousands of new construction jobs and boost the city's overall economy. This report provides analysis of existing economic conditions in the region and explains how a "Construction Careers Policy" would ensure equitable...

The Economic Impact of the Small Business and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Programs on the State of California

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),...

Examining the Evidence: The Impact of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance on Workers and Businesses

Type Ordinance

Year 2005

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This report examines the impact of Los Angeles' 1997 living wage ordinance on wages, benefits, and labor dynamics. It finds that the law increased wages and benefits for thousands of people across the city, and that these benefits were greater when workers were unionized. ...

Health Care for Airport Workers: Protecting Our Security and Safeguarding Our Children's Future

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Health

This report underscores the failure of the Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance to increase healthcare benefits for LAX workers, and outlines how the lack of insurance has impacted workers' families. It recommends that the city invest to increase the health care differential of the living...

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....

Metropolitan Business Plans: A New Approach to Economic Growth

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Brookings

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Democracy & Governance

This policy brief explains how metropolitan business plans offer an innovative and equitable approach to economic development, particularly through market research, cost-benefit analysis, and investment in catalytic policies and products. It highlights three metropolitan regions that...

Los Angeles Resolution Establishing Targeted Hiring Requirements

Type Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance requires the Department of Public Works to abide by targeted hiring requirements. At least 30% of total hours worked on a project shall be performed by local residents; 20% shall be performed by apprentices; and 10% shall be performed by disadvantaged workers (e.g....

Raising the Bar: The Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point Development Community Benefits Agreement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source U.C. Berkeley Center For Labor Research and Education

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Democracy & Governance

This report outlines the provisions of the community benefit agreement signed between the City of San Francisco, local unions, and community organizations with the developers of the Hunters Point Shipyard and Candlestick Point Development Project. The CBA includes union rights, living...

Arts and Prosperity IV: The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Arts and Culture Organizations and Their Audiences

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Americans for the Arts

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces

This report finds that the nonprofit arts and culture industry supports jobs, creates government revenue, and bolsters tourism. It provides economic analysis of arts and culture nonprofits and highlights their capacity to draw local and nonlocal investment that significantly contributes...

NoHo Commons Community Benefits Agreement

Type Ordinance

Year 2001

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families

The purpose of the Community Benefits Program for the North Hollywood Redevelopment Mixed-Use Project is to extend the benefits of a new Development (in this case, a child care programs and facility) to the community. This child care center shall offer affordable, accessible and quality...

Job Creation on a Budget: How Regional Industry Clusters Can Add Jobs, Bolster Entrepreneurship, and Spark Innovation

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Brookings-Rockefeller

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Democracy & Governance, Data & Technology

While conventional strategies of tax credits, training programs, and public infrastructure are crucial for economic development, the cultivation of regional industry clusters offers an innovative strategy for job growth and entrepreneurship. This report explains how these industry...

2021 Spokane County Resolution 21-0501 Establishing Sign-on Bonuses for Local Government Hires

Type Ordinance

Year 2021

Level County

State(s) Washington

Source County of Spokane

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

The Spokane County sign-on bonus policy provides economic incentives to attract highly skilled candidates for positions that are difficult to recruit and hire. This resolution establishes eligibility standards, payment scheduling, and limitations on bonuses. It also outlines the approval...

Local Government Employee Retention 2023: The Ultimate Guide

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source GovPilot

Policy Areas -

This guide outlines employee retention strategies and highlights best practices for preventing turnover in local government positions. It recommends utilizing federal infrastructure grant funding to provide retention incentives, fostering a supportive and inclusive workplace culture,...

2010 Baltimore Ordinance 455 Requiring Community Benefits Agreements for City Financed Projects

Type Ordinance

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Baltimore City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance

This ordinance requires community partnership agreements for certain construction projects financed or funded by or through the city. A project contractor must enter into a community partnership agreement with the city and the appropriate qualified construction union. The agreement...

Training for the Future: Workforce Development for a 21st Century Utility Los Angeles's Utility Pre-Craft Trainee Program

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This paper offers background on the development of Los Angeles's Utility Pre-Craft Trainee (UPCT) program, and highlights the features of the program that make it a best practice model for workforce training for entry-level workers. First, it provides an overview of the statewide...

Cities Pave the Way: Promising Reentry Policies that Promote Local Hiring of People with Criminal Records

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Housing, Public Safety, Children & Families, Democracy & Governance

This report examines local policies that prevent hiring discrimination against individuals with criminal records, such as "ban the box" initiatives that remove criminal record questions from job applications and defer background checks to the final stages of the hiring process. It...

Paving the Path to Opportunity: How Revive Oakland Innovated a New Model for Inclusive Economic Development

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Partnership for Working Families

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Community Development, Public Spaces

Revive Oakland’s Good Jobs Policy is a case study demonstrating how publicly funded development projects can create widespread economic opportunity. Thanks to an innovative good jobs policy, the warehouse and logistics complex envisioned can pay over 3,000 workers a living wage and...

Community Benefits Program for the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District Project

Type Ordinance

Year 2001

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source The Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

The purpose of this Community Benefits Program for the Los Angeles Sports and Entertainment District Project is to provide for a coordinated effort between the Coalition and the Developer to maximize the benefits of the Project to the Figueroa Corridor community. This Community Benefits...

Community Benefits Agreement: LAX Master Plan Program

Type Ordinance

Year 2004

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Los Angeles

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

This Community Benefits Agreement between Los Angeles and the redevelopers of the city's LAX airport sets forth a range of community benefits that must be provided by the Los Angeles World Airports, including benefits related to local hiring, living wage, job training, civil rights...

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....

1997 St. Paul Ordinance Requiring Living Wages for Projects using Government Assistance

Type Ordinance

Year 1997

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source Institute for Local Self-Reliance

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

The document discusses the Living Wage Ordinance implemented in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1997. It mandates that recipients of city economic development assistance of $100,000 or more pay their employees a living wage, defined as 110% of the federal poverty level for a family of four,...

LADWP Equity Metrics Data Initiative

Type Ordinance

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

To meet the goal of providing clean and reliable water and power for all ratepayers, LADWP, a public water and power agency, must provide fair and reasonable services to all ratepayers. In examining the issue of fairness, LADWP should examine service disparities, equity among ratepayers,...

Land Use Roadmap

Type Roadmap

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ProGov21

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Housing, Transportation & Mobility

Land use policy impacts every aspect of a citizen's life, from their economic opportunity to their health. ProGov21's Land Use Roadmap describes how zoning policies can be used to expand affordable housing, create safer streets, and mitigate the impacts of climate change. It also...

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