HOUSE RESOLUTION URGING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO FOLLOW THE FIRST SOURCE HIRING ORDINANCE MANDATES

HR 8043 is a non-binding resolution urging the City of Providence to enforce its existing First Source Hiring Ordinance. This ordinance requires businesses receiving public funds (like city contracts or grants) to prioritize hiring from a local job list (First Source) and notify the program before advertising job openings publicly. The resolution states that businesses are not complying with these requirements and the city is not applying penalties - such as contract termination or funding suspension - despite the ordinance's 1986 mandate to connect local residents with jobs. The resolution directs officials to the mayor, city council president, and First Source director to address the enforcement gap.