All contracts exceeding the amount provided by section 28-16(1) (small purchases) may provide that the contractor will abide by the following provisions:
(a) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability not related to job performance, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, and/or marital status. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability not related to job performance, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, and/or marital status. Such action shall include, but not be 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 the nondiscrimination clause.
(b) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, ancestry, sex, age, disability not related to job performance, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, familial status, and/or marital status.
(c) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by the city and will permit access to books, records, and accounts by the city for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with this section.
(d) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of his contract, the contract may be cancelled, terminated or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be debarred in accordance with section 28-100.
(Ord. No. 9913, § 1, 11-17-03; Ord. No. 11057, § 3, 3-27-13; Ord. No. 11296, § 1, 8-5-15)