OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
February 10,2016
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
At the request of the Chief Procurement Officer, I transmit herewith an ordinance amending Chapter 2-92 of the Municipal Code regarding local contractor hours.
Your favorable consideration of this ordinance will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
ORDINANCE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 2-92-390 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding the language underscored and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
2-92-390 Equal employment opportunity regulations for contracts - Enforcement.
If there exists evidence that minorities and/or women are under-represented in a contractor's work force, by comparison thereof to the labor force available within the population of the City of Chicago as established in the most recent federal census or in statistics compiled by the U.S. Department of Labor, if more recent, such contractor shall forthwith take appropriate remedial action to achieve compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations.
£1) For any construction project having an estimated contract value of $100,000.00 or more, and which is directly supervised by the City of Chicago, beginning with the calendar year 1984, the city shall have as its yearly equal employment opportunity goals the following percentages of construction aggregated work hours in each of the categories of construction journeyworker and apprentice:
(4- A) At least 25 percent by minorities, as described in subsection (c) of
this section; (2 B) At least seven percent by women.
For any construction project having an estimated contract value of $100,000.00 or more, which is directly supervised by the City of Chicago, beginning with the calendar year 1984, the city shall have as its yearly employment opportunity goals the following percentages of c...
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