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RESOLUTION NO. 2235 - REPEAL RESOLUTION NO. 2005: E-VERIFY POLICY
COUNCIL STRATEGIC INITIATIVE ADDRESSED:
Continue effective financial management
CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW: REQUIRED
SUMMARY STATEMENT:
On November 17, 2011, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2005 requiring contractors and business entities contracting with the City to participate in the federal E-Verify program to ensure their workers are eligible to be employed in the United States under federal regulations. Participation in the E-Verify program is a burden to contractors with a large, diverse, and/or constantly changing workforce. This burden has resulted in fewer contractors willing to submit bids for City construction contracts, including local contractors.
The federal government has a renewed focus on immigration, reducing the benefit of the City’s E-Verify policy. After discussion at a workshop on August 15, the City Council concluded it is in the best interest of the City and its residents to eliminate the City’s E-Verify policy and requested the city attorney prepare a resolution for consideration to repeal Resolution No. 2005.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Motion to approve Resolution No. 2235.
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