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Irvington council adopts tougher First Source employment linkage ordinance to prioritize local hiring
Summary
The council adopted amendments to the township's First Source Employment Linkage Program requiring recipients of economic incentives to make good-faith hiring efforts for Irvington residents, instituting pre-hiring notifications, reporting, and liquidated damages for breaches.
The Irvington Municipal Council on Sept. 23 adopted amendments to Chapter 49, strengthening the First Source Employment Linkage Program intended to channel jobs created by publicly supported projects to Irvington residents.
Under the revised ordinance, recipients of specified economic incentives (long-term tax exemptions, grants or loans of $25,000 or more, Township property conveyed for nominal consideration, or contracts over $100,000) must execute a First Source Agreement and make a "good faith effort" to hire qualified Irvington residents. The ordinance requires pre-hiring notifications, an exclusivity period (at least 15 days) during which the recipient should accept referrals, mandatory contract provisions, access to records for verification, and semiannual reports to township offices DEDGO and CDP.
The measure authorizes liquidated damages of $25,000 for each worker hired where the recipient failed to make a good-faith effort, and reserves other remedies including termination or recall of incentives for material breaches. The ordinance sets reporting and oversight processes, including post-exclusivity oversight conferences before the Redevelopment Committee.
Acting Council President Dr. October Hudley presided during the ordinance's second reading and adoption. The council recorded the motion to adopt after the public hearing and the ordinance will take effect 30 days after final passage and publication.
