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Amending Section 4.25(2) of the Madison General Ordinances to clarify the applicability of the sweatfree purchasing ordinance’s $5,000 threshold.
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DRAFTER'S ANALYSIS: This ordinance amendment clarifies the $5,000 threshold for applicability of Sec. 4.25, MGO, the sweatfree purchasing ordinance. Currently, MGO 4.25 applies to all purchases of apparel totaling $5,000 or more. The ordinance does not indicate whether it is a combination of items of apparel or whether it matters if the apparel is from more than one source or brand. This amendment clarifies the applicability in three ways - first it clarifies that the $5,000 threshhold applies to a single contractor or vendor. Secondly, the ordinance would apply to purchases of $5,000 or more in apparel of the same brand name (such as socks and t-shirts of the same brand), or identical items regardless of brand (such as a $5,000 worth of short sleeved T-shirts.) Third, this amendment clarifies that the $5,000 total is counted over the lifetime of the contract, or if the contract has no set term, over the course of the calendar year.*********************************************************************************
The Common Council of the City of ...
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