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The provisions of this article shall not be applicable to those instances in which its application would be prohibited by federal or state law or where the application would violate or be inconsistent with the terms or condition of a grant or contract with an agency of the United States, the State of California or the instruction of an authorized representative of any such agency with respect to any such grant or contract.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 173,677, Eff. 1-14-01.
A. “Awarding Authority” means a subordinate or component entity or person of the City, such as a City Department or Board of Commissioners, that has the authority to enter into a Contract or agreement for the provision of goods or services on behalf of the City of Los Angeles.
B. “Company” means any person, firm, corporation, partnership or combination of these.
C. “Contract” means any agreement, franchise, lease or concession including an agreement for any occasional professional or technical personal services, the performance of any work or service, the provision of any materials or supplies or rendering of any service to the City of Los Angeles or the public, which is let, awarded or entered into with or on behalf of the City of Los Angeles or any Awarding Authority of the City.
D. “Designated Administrative Agency (DAA)” means the Department of Public Works, Bureau of Contract Administration.
E. “Enslaved Person” means any person who was wholly subject to the will of another and whose person and services were wholly under the control of another and who was in a state of enforced compulsory service to another during the Slavery Era.
F. “Investment” means to make use of an Enslaved Person for future benefits or advantages.
G. “Participation” means having been a Slaveholder during the Slavery Era.
H. “Predecessor Company” means an entity whose ownership, title and interest, including all rights, benefits, duties and liabilities were acquired in an uninterrupted chain of succession by the Company.
I. “Profits” means any economic advantage or financial benefit derived from the use of Enslaved Persons.
J. “Slavery” means the practice of owning Enslaved Persons.
K. “Slavery Era” means that period of time in the United States of America prior to 1865.
L. “Slaveholder” means holders of Enslaved Persons, owners of business enterprises using Enslaved Persons, owners of vessels carrying Enslaved Persons or other means of transporting Enslaved Persons, merchants or financiers dealing in the purchase, sale or financing of the business of Enslaved Persons.
M. “Slaveholder Insurance Policies” means policies issued to or for the benefit of Slaveholders to insure them against the death of, or injury to, Enslaved Persons.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 175,346, Eff. 8-16-03.
Amended by: Subsec. D., Ord. No. 176,155, Eff. 9-22-04.
Many early American industries including, but not limited to, insurance, banking, tobacco, cotton, railroads, and shipping, realized enormous Profits by utilizing the uncompensated labor of Enslaved Persons. Many individuals and business enterprises were directly enriched by the labor of Enslaved Persons or benefitted from insurance policies insuring Enslaved Persons.
The City of Los Angeles, whose citizenry includes descendants of Enslaved Persons, is entitled to full disclosure of any Participation in or Profits derived through Slavery by Companies seeking to do business with the City.
The State of California has implemented Insurance Code Sections 13810-13813 requiring insurance companies to provide information to the California Department of Insurance regarding Slaveholder Insurance Policies sold during the Slavery Era as part of its licensing and renewal procedure.
In further support of this legislative act and to further promote the ideals the act embraces, this ordinance requires those seeking to do business with the City to fully and accurately disclose any and all Participation in or Profits derived from Slavery.
SECTION HISTORY
Added by Ord. No. 175,346, Eff. 8-16-03.
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