(A) The city shall not contract in any amount exceeding $10,000 in any year with any contractor or vendor, or maintain any financial relationship with any financial institution, which does not first submit to the city a written commitment to provide equal employment opportunity in recruiting, training and utilizing minority and women workers and to require all subcontractors to provide equal employment opportunity in recruiting, training and utilizing minority and women workers.
(B) Before a contract is let to a contractor or financial institution within the city, or before purchases are made from a vendor, the purchasing agent or City Clerk must have on file a written statement from the Human Services Coordinator that the contractor, vendor or financial institution has a present or proposed program which is approved as an acceptable equal employment opportunity or affirmative action plan for the utilization of minorities in their work force. Neither this section, nor any other section of this subchapter, shall be construed to prevent the City Manager or department heads from authorizing or doing business with contractors or vendors for emergency services or supplies.
(C) Any financial institution within the city or any contractor or vendor contracting with the city will be required on request to submit compliance reports in writing to the Community Relations Commission showing the implementation of and the extent of the effectiveness of their equal employment opportunity or affirmative action program in recruiting, training or hiring minority and women workers.
(D) Upon request of the Commission, the relevant information in the possession of any department or agency shall be furnished to the Commission through the office of the City Manager.
(E) In the event that any contractor, vendor or financial institution contracting with the city fails to comply with the affirmative action and/or contract compliance provisions of this subchapter, the city upon recommendation of the Community Relations Commission may deny, cancel, terminate or suspend the contract in whole or in part and/or may recover the sum of $50 for each day a party fails to comply with the provisions of this subchapter as liquidated damages and not as a penalty.
(1990 Code, § 13-6) (Ord. 87-1178, passed 9-9-1987; Ord. 10-3303, passed 8-2-2010)