(A) The city will not knowingly contract with other agencies, banks, businesses, vendors and the like who practice or establish a pattern of discrimination based on sex, color, race, religion, age, national origin, political affiliation or belief.
(B) The city will incorporate into any contract for construction work, or modification thereof, subject to the relevant rules, regulations and orders of the Secretary of Labor or of any prior authority that remain in effect, which is paid for in whole or in part with the aid of such financial assistance, the following “equal opportunity clause”.
(1) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, disability or national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and the employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability. Such action shall include, but not limited, to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; layoff or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices setting forth the provisions of this non-discrimination clause.
(2) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees places by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin or disability.
(3) In the event of the contractor’s non-compliance with the equal opportunity clause or with any of the said rules, regulations and orders, this contract may be canceled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be canceled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be declared ineligible for further government contracts or federally assisted construction contracts.
(4) The contractor will include the provisions of this equal opportunity clause in every subcontract or purchase order, unless exempted by the rules, regulations or orders of the Secretary of Labor so that such provisions will be binding upon each such subcontractor or vendor.
(1994 Code, § 39.03) (Ord. 98-03, passed 3-23-1998)