§ 2-1651. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Apprentice means any person who is enrolled in a certified apprentice program and who has resided in the city for a period of at least two years preceding commencement of employment under a construction contract pursuant to which such person will be employed pursuant to this article, at either the construction contractor or subcontractor level.

AWDA means the Atlanta Workforce Development Agency.

Beneficiary means the immediate recipient of any industrial revenue bonds, commercial or industrial abatement, urban redevelopment action grants or community development block funds administered by the city or agencies substantially controlled by the city, including the economic development corporation, urban residential finance authority. The term shall only apply to those entities benefiting from such city funds or administered funds in the amount of $25,000.00 or more with 15 or more employees.

Certified apprentice program means a program that is registered with the U.S. Department of Labor that trains participants in construction skills related to specific trades and occupations and that enters into a written agreement with a pre-apprenticeship program to admit and place substantial numbers of trainees into employment in the construction trades.

City means the City of Atlanta, Georgia.

City agencies means departments, entities, agencies, or authorities, including, but not limited to, the Atlanta Development Authority and its affiliated and interlocking agencies and authorities, such as: Atlanta BeltLine, Inc., the Downtown Development Authority of Atlanta and the Urban Residential Finance Authority, over which the city or its elected officials exercise administrative or policymaking authority.

City resident means any person who resides in the city and has continuously been a resident of the city for at least two years immediately preceding their participation in the First Source, Pre-Apprenticeship Program or such individuals' work participation as an apprentice or skilled construction worker on a construction contract or subcontract.

Construction contract means a contract entered into by the city or a contract funded by the city for the performance of work which requires construction or building trades skills and has a face value that is at or greater than the threshold amount.

Construction contractor means any person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, proprietorship, trust, unincorporated association or other entity, whether profit or nonprofit, that enters into a construction contract.

Contract means a contract entered into with the city for the performance of work on an eligible project that is greater than $20,000.00.

Contractor means any person, firm, partnership, limited liability company, corporation, joint venture, proprietorship, trust, unincorporated association or other entity, whether profit or nonprofit, that enters into a contract.

Employment agreement means a contract executed by the city and a beneficiary or contractor, the terms of which shall include, among other provisions, details as to the number and description of each entry-level job for which the beneficiary or contractor is required to use the First Source Register and other applicable sections of this article.

Entry-level job means any nonmanagerial, nonprofessional or nontechnical position for which little or no prior work experience or vocational skill training is required to successfully perform the job tasks.

First source register means a listing of low-income city residents, including graduates of programs funded by the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which is compiled and maintained by ADWA pursuant to section 2-1657 below.

Low-income city resident means any city resident who meets one of the following criteria: (i) resides in a census tract within the city with a rate of unemployment in excess of 100 percent of the city's unemployment rate; (ii) resides in a household with a family income at or below the poverty level as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget (OMB); (iii) has a major barrier to employment such as disability status, veteran status, teenage parents, lacking a high school diploma or a GED, homeless, dislocated, laid-off or older workers. Such individuals must be at least 18 years old and, if not a high school graduate, must not have been enrolled in a secondary school or below within the past six months.

Pre-apprenticeship program means a job training program a majority of whose enrollees are low-income city residents and that prepares individuals to enter into a certified apprenticeship program by providing them with skills training that provides an initial introduction to the construction industry, that increases literacy and mathematical skills, and that increases life skills.

Program means the Atlanta First Source, Job Training and Employment Placement Program established by this article.

Skilled construction worker means any person who has completed a certified apprentice program, who resides in the city and who has continuously resided in the city for a period of at least two years prior to such individual's work participation on a construction contract or subcontract.

Threshold amount means as to each construction contract a face amount of $500,000.00 and as to each subcontract under a face amount of $250,000.00.

Trainee means a low-income city resident that is enrolled in a pre-apprenticeship program listed on the registry established pursuant to section 2-1660.

(Ord. No. 2013-06(10-O-0928), § 2, 2-13-13)