TITLE 17. CONTRACTS AND PROCUREMENT
CHAPTER 17-400. PAYMENT OR REIMBURSEMENT OF EMPLOYEE EXPENSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF EXCLUSIONARY PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS
§17-404. Administration and Enforcement.
(1) The Commission shall have the responsibility of
administering this Chapter and in connection therewith
shall:
(a) Require each employer to demonstrate compliance with the
City contract provisions required by § 17-402 prior to the execution of the
City contract;
(b) Receive and investigate and seek to adjust
complaints that an employer has violated a provision of a City contract required
by § 17-402.
(c) After investigation and upon a determination that
there is reasonable cause to believe that such a complaint is true, issue and
cause to be served on such employer a complaint stating the charges and a notice
of a public hearing before the Commission to be held upon such
complaint;
(d) Conduct a public hearing before the Commission on such
complaint and make findings.
(2) After a hearing before the Commission
and upon a finding by the Commission that an employer has violated a provision
of a City contract required by § 17-402 hereof, the City shall have the
right to all remedies provided in the City contract or otherwise available in
law or equity.
(3) The Commission shall conduct an annual survey
pursuant to appropriate regulations promulgated by the Commission, of
organizations, clubs or associations in the counties of Philadelphia, Chester,
Bucks, Montgomery and Delaware, in Pennsylvania, and the county of Camden, New
Jersey, to determine whether such organizations, clubs or associations are
governed by charter provisions, by-laws or policies which constitute such
organizations, clubs or associations exclusionary private organizations as
defined hereunder. The Commission shall publish the results of such survey which
publication shall be for informational purposes only and shall not be evidence
in any proceeding brought hereunder before the Commission that a particular
organization, club or association is or is not, in fact, an exclusionary private
organization.
(4) In carrying out its responsibilities hereunder, the
Commission is empowered to make and issue regulations in accordance with the
procedures set forth in the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter.