(A) The Ccounty does not knowingly hire illegal aliens through direct employment or through its vendors, contractors, or their suppliers or subcontractors. The County expects its vendors, contractors and their subcontractors and suppliers to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations concerning lawful entitlement to work in Frederick County, the State of Maryland and in the United States of America. Therefore, the following shall be a requirement of all contracts for services entered into by the County:
"The contractor warrants and, if requested, shall certify in writing that the contractor and its subcontractors do not, and shall not employ under this contract, an illegal alien or any individual while knowing the illegal alien or individual is not authorized to work within the United States of America or without otherwise complying with all requirements of the federal immigration and nationality laws, including verification and record keeping requirements."
(B) Compliance with the contractual requirement that contractors hire only individuals lawfully entitled to work in the United States of America is material to the County. Breach of this material contractual obligation could result in contract termination in addition to, and not in lieu of, any and all other remedies available to the County and any and all other damages for which a contractor might be liable. Nothing herein shall require the County to elect to terminate a contract for default to the exclusion of any other remedy.
(Ord. 09-29-533, 12-15-2009; Ord. 14-23-678, 11-13-2014; Bill No. 22-20, 10-25-2022)