Sponsor
Alderman Tate
Title
Ordinance 0008-18 - Racine Works
An ordinance to amend Chapter 46, Articles II, of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin.
Part 1: Repeal and Recreate Section 46-41 of the Municipal Code of the City of Racine, Wisconsin, as follows:
Sec. 46-41. - Racine Works Program.
(a) Purpose. U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that the unemployment rate in the City of Racine is one of the highest in the state and is consistently higher than other parts of the State of Wisconsin. The City of Racine Common Council finds that the high unemployment rate, especially among low and moderate income groups, has a substantial adverse impact on the social and economic fiber of the entire community. The Racine Works Program is designed and intended to reduce unemployment by creating work opportunities for Racine residents and by retaining current jobs of residents through imposition of a requirement that, for certain public works contracts, a designated percent of hours worked under the contract be performed by qualified low-income Racine residents
(b) Definitions. The following words and phrases have the meaning indicated for this section:
Direct financial assistance means the value of below-market land sales, any direct subsidies to developers, and city expenditures for private improvements, with a combined value of $1 million or more, as determined by the director of city development, targeted specifically to a project. It includes the value of tax increment financing and below-market-rate loans provided by the city.
Eligible resident means an individual who resides in the City of Racine, Wisconsin, for contracts awarded by the city, or an individual who resides in a municipality served by the water utility for water utility contracts and whose income does not exceed the area Housing and Urban Development (HUD) income limits set forth for low- or very low-income households, as of the date of hire, which is 80 percent of the...
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