Temporary Employment Agency Contracts (1043-2026)
At a glance
Based on auto-generated captions; names and details may be misheard and outcomes incomplete.
- What: Ordinance 1043-2026, as amended (Councilmember Bishop and Council President Griffin, by departmental request), authorizes the parks and recreation, public works and finance directors to contract with temporary employment agencies for temporary and seasonal staff for up to one year.
- Where it stands: approved as amended by the Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee on 2026-10-12 by voice vote. The full council then passed it 13-0 on second reading the same evening (the council video lists it without debate).
- Next: administration to send total payments to the agency across departments, contract history and past bidders.
Amendments
- A law department amendment adding "with legislative authority" after Board of Control was removed by voice vote; the law department said requiring it would violate the charter.
- Councilmember Kazy's amendment: contracts must bar hirees from having a weapon or illegal substance on the job, with immediate termination after two or more infractions. Adopted by voice vote after members said a weapon should be an immediate dismissal; the administration said weapons and drugs are already grounds for being placed on a do-not-rehire list.
Main concerns
- Councilmember Joseph Jones questioned the long-running reliance on one agency (name rendered "Snyder Blake" in the captions), poor results on vacant-lot cutting, and the lack of other vendors or diversity of providers; he asked the agency to appear before committee.
- Costs given: worker pay $16.85 an hour against a $21.05 billing rate; about $2.7 to $2.8 million a year for Public Works alone, with other departments also using the contract.
- The public works director said agency use has dropped from about 80% to about 60% of the seasonal work, and that seasonality makes some agency use necessary.
Sources
Discussion time
About 23 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-12 - Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee | 23 |
Log
- 2026-10-12 - City Council - Passed 13-0 on second reading; no debate.
- 2026-10-12 - Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee - Heard in committee; law department amendment removed, weapons and illegal-substance amendment added, approved as amended.
- 2026-09-28 - Municipal Services and Properties Committee - Amended to add "with legislative authority" after "board of control"; approved as amended.