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Using State and Local Governments’ Purchasing Power to Combat Wage Theft

Type Article

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Courtlyn G. Roser-Jones

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

Because the likelihood of being penalized is low, some employers commit wage-theft on a large scale. This report explores government contracting approaches for mitigating wage theft, including disclosure obligations, ineligibility sanctions for wage-theft offenders, and government...

2022 Contractor Transparency Amendment to the San Diego Municipal Code

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...

Sonoma County Green Purchasing Policy

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year -

Level County

State(s) California

Source Sonoma County

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement

Local governments can promote sustainability in their communities by pursuing environmentally friendly and sustainable purchasing practices. Sonoma County's green purchasing policy requires the county purchasing department to promote the purchase of environmentally preferable or recycled...

2007 San Jose Ordinance 27980 Increasing Local Contract Authority

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....

Government on Workers’ Side: How State and Local Policymakers and Advocates can Raise Standards for Publicly Supported Work

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for American Progress

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

State and local governments can raise standards for workers and the public through a variety of labor-focused procurement policies including prevailing wages and project-labor agreements. This report outlines best practices for improving conditions for public workers and highlights...

Do Responsible Contractor Policies Increase Construction Bid Costs

Type Article

Year 2014

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States, Ohio

Source Fair Contracting

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Local government procurement policies can require that public contractors provide health and retirement benefits to their workers. However, skeptics of such "responsible contractor policies" argue these approaches inflate project costs. This study examines the impact of responsible...

Using State and Local Government Purchasing Power to Combat Wage Theft

Type Article

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Washington and Lee Law Review

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

Because the likelihood of being penalized is low, some employers commit wage-theft on a large scale. This report explores government contracting approaches for mitigating wage theft, including disclosure obligations, ineligibility sanctions for wage-theft offenders, and government...

Mutual Aid Agreement for the Sharing of Municipal Resources

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...

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...

2013 Dane County Ordinance 46 Promoting Comprehensive Reproductive Health Care Information

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) Wisconsin

Source Dane County Board Of Supervisors

Policy Areas Health

This ordinance states that every contract entered into by the County for the provision of reproductive health services shall require the provider to provide all County clients with comprehensive, non-directive reproductive health care information, including but not limited to family...

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),...

A County Manager’s Guide to Shared Services in Local Government

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level County

State(s) All States

Source IBM Center for the Business of Government

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

Shared Service Agreements are contracts or agreements that expand access to quality services while promoting collaboration and innovation between multiple local governments. This guide outlines best practices for establishing these agreements, highlights successful case studies, and...

2022 Austin Ordinance 31 Establishing Wage Theft Prevention Standards

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

This ordinance combats wage theft by requiring the city to designate a wage theft coordinator, establishing a database of employers with a record of wage theft adjudication, and preventing offending employers from contracting with the city. It also outlines the wage theft coordinator's...

Under the Radar: How Airline Outsourcing of Passenger Services Compromises Security and Service Quality at LAX

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...

The Port of Los Angeles Project Labor Agreement

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City of Los Angeles Harbor Department

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Finance & Procurement

This Project Labor Agreement between the City of LA and the building trades is intended to promote efficiency of construction operations during the construction of various projects within the Harbor Department's Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and provide for the orderly settlement...

The Role of Local Government in Protecting Workers Rights

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...

Washington DC Living Wage Fact Sheet

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) District of Columbia

Source City of Washington D.C.

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

This factsheet outlines Washington D.C.'s living wage requirements for Government contractors, subcontractors, and recipients of government assistance. It also specifies pay agreements that would be exempted from the living wage rate (such as collective bargaining agreements) if future...

2013 Harrison Resolution Authorizing Intergovernmental Shared Service Agreement

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,...

2021 Austin Resolution Contracting with Nonprofits to Expand Substance Use Care

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Health, Public Safety

This Resolution authorizes contractual agreements with 3 local nonprofits to provide substance misuse services to low-income individuals in Austin and Travis County, dispersing $919,696 in funding....

Boston Executive Order Establishing Equitable Procurement Goals in Support of Minority and Women-Owned Businesses

Type Executive Order

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source City of Boston

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Community Development, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Local governments can promote equitable economic development by establishing targeted procurement strategies that expand contracting opportunities for women and minority-owned businesses (WMBEs). This executive order directs the city's Equity and Inclusion Unit to develop a supplier...

2018 City of Austin Resolution 20180628-061 Requiring a Proportion of City Construction Workers to be Graduates of Apprenticeship Programs

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Austin

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Education, Finance & Procurement

This resolution directs the Austin City Manager to develop a proposal that would require construction contractors to ensure that, at minimum, 15% of construction workers on public projects are graduates or current students of registered apprenticeship or bilingual training programs....

Cuyahoga Ordinance O2014-00 Establishing the Economic Inclusion Program

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...

North Central Texas Council of Governments Selects One.network to Offer Work Zone Data Sharing Solutions for Member Agencies and Beyond

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. ...

2014 Seattle Executive Order 2014-03 Advancing Equity in City Contracting

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...

Nonprofit PILOTs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County, Other, State

State(s) All States

Source Lincoln Land Institute

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

Properties owned by non-profit organizations are often exempt from taxation, which strains local budgets. However, localities can request voluntary payments in lieu of taxes (PILOTs) to recover forgone tax revenue. This policy brief explains how PILOT agreements help boost municipal...

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