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Reach for More: Healthier Beverage Vending for Government Agencies in Rural Settings

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source ChangeLab Solutions

Policy Areas Health, Finance & Procurement, Food

Rural communities face physical, geographic, social, and economic barriers to good health. These include: limited access to healthy foods, few exercise facilities, lack of public transportation, lack of nutrition education, and more. As a result, older adults in rural areas tend to...

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....

Using Government Procurement to Advance Racial Equity

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...

Saving Time and Making Cents: A Blueprint for Building Transit Better

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Eno Center for Transportation

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Transportation & Mobility

Transit projects in the United States suffer from high costs and take longer to complete than they do abroad. After conducting 117 interviews with key stakeholders, this report finds that institutional structure and decision-making, procurement specifications, utility relocation,...

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),...

The Power of Community Utilities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Democracy Collaborative

Policy Areas Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Utility companies often delay or even prevent against the transition to clean energy, causing environmental damage and directly harming low-income communities. Community utilities-publicly and cooperatively owned electric utilities-can help lead the transition towards an equitable,...

Our Communities are DWP's Future Workforce: The Utility Pre-Craft Trainee Program (UPCT)

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2015

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source IBEW Local 18

Policy Areas Economic Justice

The factsheet outlines Los Angeles' Utility Pre-Craft Trainee Program (UPCT), which aimed to place low income and minority city residents in good union utility jobs through an innovative training program....

Successes of Construction Careers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Civil Rights

Los Angeles is currently embarking upon one its largest investments in infrastructure in decades. Through these investments, we will be modernizing our port, fixing our roads, and undertaking the largest expansion of public transit in recent history. These investments, representing...

The Power of Sustainable Purchasing

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level County

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

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

Companies, governments, and institutions of all kinds purchase goods and services for their own use. But what they buy - and how they buy it - has a significant impact on local communities, the environment, and the economy - and in some unexpected ways, on the success of the business...

Project Labor Agreements and Bidding Outcomes: The Case of Community College Construction in California

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level County

State(s) California

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

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This report using both case studies and statistical analysis of construction projects at local community colleges in California found that projects with Project Labor Agreements did not reduce the number of bids received or the costs of the projects....

2010 Hartford Ordinance 06-10, 3-22-10 Living Wage

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) Connecticut

Source Hartford Court Of Common Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This ordinance requires employers to pay their employees no less than the living wage for work on contracts awarded by the City....

Closing the Books: How Government Contractors Hide Public Records

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level State

State(s) All States

Source In the Public Interest

Policy Areas Finance & Procurement

This report provides case studies that illustrate how private contractors hide three key types of information: the fees they charge the public, how they spend public funds, and details on the quality of public services. Decision-makers should adopt strong sunshine laws that require...

Fiscal Challenges Facing Cities: Implications for Recovery

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source National League of Cities

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report examines the fiscal crises facing many U.S. cities, and how city leaders approach economic recovery. It finds that while deteriorating financial conditions frequently lead to service cutbacks and layoffs, some city officials are pursuing fiscal stability by rebalancing...

Increasing Energy Efficiency: Legal Techniques and Impediments

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2011

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source New York Law Journal

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Energy, Environment & Natural Resources

Increasing energy efficiency is the most important action that can be taken to combat climate change. There are currently an abundance of legal techniques available at the federal, state and municipal levels that cumulatively could accomplish a great deal in cutting energy use, lowering...

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

Type Ordinance or Resolution

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...

A Toolkit for Procuring Resilience

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Re:Focus Partners

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

Many cities across the United States are home to legacy infrastructure systems. These older water, transportation, and communications systems are not only poorly suited to current needs, but they are also nearing the end of their usable lives after decades of underinvestment and deferred...

2013 New Orleans Ordinance to Procure Environmentally Preferable Products and Services

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level City or Town

State(s) Louisiana

Source City of New Orleans

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Energy

This ordinance prioritizes environmental sustainability in procurement spending and creates an environmental purchasing committee. It establishes an assessment system for environmentally preferable purchases and explains the city's plans for promoting the policy will be promoted to...

2012 Wayne County Ordinance 209 Establishing Standards of Conduct for Public Employees

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Michigan

Source The People of the Charter County of Wayne

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance prescribes standards of conduct for public servants in matters that relate to county affairs. In particular, it requires that public servants abstain from participating in County decisions that they have a financial interest in; refuse employment when it is incompatible...

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...

Portland Sustainable Procurement Policy

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Oregon

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Transportation & Mobility

The products and services the City of Portland purchases have inherent social, human health, environmental, and economic impacts. As such, the City is committed to understanding and taking appropriate responsibility for the impacts of its purchasing by establishing a Sustainable Procurement...

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...

Jersey City Prevailing Wage Ordinance 12-090

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source Jersey City City Council

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance amends the Jersey City Municipal Code by requiring City contractors to provide their employees, whether full- or part-time, with a standard hourly rate of pay, benefits, and paid leave during the time of their contract. Additionally, when a contractor’s service is terminated,...

2016 Boston Executive Order Promoting Equity in Procurement

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....

2020 Jersey City Ordinance 12-090 Establishing a Prevailing Wage for Municipal Building Workers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) New Jersey

Source City of Jersey City

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This ordinance establishes a minimum wage rate for workers on building services, janitorial, and unarmed security contracts by combining the most optimal benefits and practices from existing prevailing wage ordinances. It requires that these workers should are paid the highest of...

Unmasking the Hidden Power of Cities: USING THEIR AUTHORITIES, ENERGY AND PROMISE TO SECURE THE COMMON GOOD

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...

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