§ 14.80.040. Applicability to projects receiving city financial assistance.

A.

Mandatory Participation. All developers receiving city financial assistance are required to participate in the first source hiring program and enter into a first source hiring agreement. The local resident hiring requirement shall be determined on a case-by-case basis, and shall take into consideration the nature of the project, the duration of construction and the level of city financial assistance. Failure of a developer to comply with any one of the requirements in this chapter shall constitute a default and breach of the corresponding city agreement and shall result in the penalties described in subsection C of this section.

B.

Requirements. All requirements for compliance with the first source hiring program for city-assisted construction projects shall be set forth in a first source hiring agreement between a developer and the city. These requirements include the following:

1.

The minimum percentage of construction-related payroll or equivalent that must be accomplished with resident employee hours either during the construction project or as part of on-going, non-temporary employment following completion of the construction project;

2.

Procedures the developer must follow in order to comply with the first source hiring program;

3.

The schedule within which above referenced procedures must be completed;

4.

Required record-keeping and documentation for demonstrating a developer's compliance with the first source hiring agreement;

5.

Any other matters that the city manager deems appropriate to include in the first source hiring agreement.

C.

Penalties. Upon a default and breach of the city agreement by a developer, the city financial assistance shall be cancelled. Any funds or other valuable consideration provided to developer shall become due and payable.

(Ord. 7136 § 1, 2008; Ord. 6995 § 2 (part), 2004)