HF 644

1st Engrossment - 86th Legislature (2009 - 2010) Posted on 02/09/2010 01:40am

A bill for an act
relating to cities; authorizing a home rule charter or statutory city to adopt a
program requiring certain hiring practices in city contracts; proposing coding for
new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 471.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

new text begin [471.347] HIRING REQUIREMENTS AUTHORIZED IN CITY
CONTRACTS.
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new text begin A statutory or home rule charter city may adopt an ordinance that requires city
contracts for construction or services to require that city residents or low-income city
residents make up a minimum number or percentage of the persons employed by the
contractor in the performance of the contract. At a minimum, the ordinance must state
the type of contracts covered, the minimum dollar amount of the contract to which the
hiring requirement applies, a definition of low-income if the ordinance applies to hiring of
low-income city residents, how the required number or percentage of persons employed
may be calculated, and the extent to which the requirements may be met by existing
employees of the contractor or new hires by the contractor. This section does not apply to
contracts between the city and an exclusive representative of city employees.
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