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2019 Cleveland Right to Counsel Ordinance 1001-2019

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2019

Level City or Town

State(s) Ohio

Source Cleveland City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights

This ordinance guarantees access to free legal representation for low-income tenants with children facing eviction proceedings. ...

2020 Madison Ordinance 62420 Regulating Drug Paraphernalia

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Public Spaces

This ordinance creates an exception for possession of drug paraphernalia if possession is permitted for use of cannabis or cannabis derivatives under the Madison General Ordinances (MGO) Sec. 23.20. MGO Sec. 23.20 permits a person who is eighteen years of age or older to possess cannabis...

2021 Madison Ordinance 63324 Waiving Rent Abatement Fees

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Wisconsin

Source The Common Council of the City of Madison

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing

In response to hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, this proposal waives the ten dollar Rent Abatement Application Fee for all tenants who apply for rent abatement prior to June 30, 2021....

2020 Tampa Standard Operating Procedure 537 Deadly Force Procedures

Type Executive Order

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida

Source City of Tampa

Policy Areas Public Safety

In response to Campaign Zero's "8 Can't Wait" policies, the Tampa Police Department implemented a new Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) that clarifies appropriate circumstances for the use of deadly force, including requiring officers to exhaust all alternatives before shooting,...

2008 Lehigh Valley Planning Commission Inclusionary Zoning Model Regulations

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2008

Level City or Town

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Lehigh Valley Planning Commission

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Housing, Public Safety, Economic Justice

This report highlights the challenges low-income families face in accessing affordable housing and recommends a model inclusionary housing ordinance. The model legislation implements inclusionary zoning, which encourages or requires developers to include a percentage of affordable...

Policies that Address Sustainable Landscaping Practices

Type Act or Session Law

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Florida

Source University of Florida IFAS Extension

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources

These ordinances establish standards and practices related to water-efficient landscaping regulations, vegetation standards, landscaping and irrigation requirements, water conservation measures, and integrated pest management programs. Each ordinance has its own purpose, a summary...

Model Ranked Choice Voting Amendment for Municipal Election

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2018

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source FairVote

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

The amendment on municipal elections, election procedure and ranked choice voting,...

2012 New York City Initiative 881

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Housing, Public Safety

This initiative establishes an office of the inspector general for the NYPD, which would serve as an independent investigatory unit for police misconduct. The initiative prohibits the Inspector General from being a member of the NYPD and makes the office independent from the mayor's...

Austin Resolution 21-1181 Funding Abortion Access Services

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Austin City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

This resolution directs $100,000 to "Jane's Due Process" to provide logistical support services for abortion access. Jane's Due Process is a Texas-based nonprofit organization that helps young people confidentially access abortion by providing free legal support, 1-on-1 case management,...

2020 Boston Ordinance Banning Chemical Munitions

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source Boston City Council

Policy Areas Public Safety

This ordinance prohibits Boston police officers from using kinetic impact projects or chemical crowd control agents against any person or persons engaged in a protest, demonstration, or other gathering of any kind. Exceptions and enforcement strategies are also outlined....

Live-Near-Your-Work Policies

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County, City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing, Transportation & Mobility, Environment & Natural Resources

Live-near-your work programs are public-private partnerships with cities and employers to help employees buy homes in the community where they work. Live-near-your-work policies benefit all stakeholders: shorter commute times and lowered housing costs save time and money for employees;...

2016 New York City Local Law 133 Establishing Benchmarking Requirements

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2016

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Community Development, Public Spaces, Energy

The NYC Benchmarking Law requires owners of large buildings to annually measure their energy and water consumption in a process called benchmarking. The law standardizes this process by requiring building owners to enter their annual energy and water use in the U.S. Environmental...

2011 Chicago Ordinance 5547 Regulating Vacant Buildings

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2011

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source Chicago City Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Housing

This ordinance requires an owner of a vacant building to register the building with the city within thirty days of the building becoming vacant. The owner must renew this registration every six months until the building is no longer vacant. After registering the building, the owner...

2020 San Francisco Ordinance 200213 Modifying Zoning Regulations to Incentivize Affordable Housing Developments

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2020

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source San Francisco Board of Supervisors

Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing

This ordinance incentivizes the construction of 100% affordable and educator housing projects by permitting these developments to build above existing height limits and on more parcels of land around the city. This ordinance also provides other relevant zoning modifications, including...

2023 Chicago Ordinance Increasing Paid Leave

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Illinois

Source City of Chicago

Policy Areas Children & Families, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice

The updated Chicago Paid Leave and Paid Sick and Safe Leave Ordinance doubles workers' paid time off, allocating 40 hours of paid sick leave and 40 hours of paid leave for unspecified purposes. It also requires large employers to pay out all unused paid leave upon an employee's separation...

San Francisco Local Hiring Policy For Constitution

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2010

Level City or Town

State(s) California

Source City Of San Francisco

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights, Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement

The ordinance establishes a local hiring policy for public work or improvement projects requiring contractors and their subcontractors to perform certain percentages of project work hours using San Francisco residents and disadvantaged San Francisco residents. It also authorizes incentives...

1999 Easton Maryland Ordinance 390 Establishing a Moratorium on Big-Box Stores

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 1999

Level City or Town

State(s) Maryland

Source Easton Town Council

Policy Areas Community Development, Public Spaces, Democracy & Governance

This ordinance enacts a temporary moratorium on big box store applications and hearings to allow time for residents and town officials to consider the impacts of large-scale retail and amends the town zoning law accordingly....

2021 Austin Resolution 20220721-002

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source The City of Austin

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Health

In response to the Texas governor criminalizing abortion at the felony level, the city of Austin passed a resolution, condemning laws and actions intended to strip away people's fundamental rights. The resolution also outlined that city funds would not be used to catalog, store, or...

2021 Denver Resolution 21-1150 Expanding the STAR Program

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Colorado

Source City and County of Denver

Policy Areas Public Safety

The Support Team Assisted Response (STAR) Program deploys Emergency Response Teams that include Emergency Medical Technicians and Behavioral Health Clinicians to engage individuals experiencing crises related to mental health issues, poverty, homelessness, and substance abuse. This...

Model Resolution Divesting from Fossil Fuel Companies

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Mayors Innovation Project

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy

This resolution applied to cities that do not control the Pension Board and do not otherwise invest in fossil fuel stocks. It declares the city's commitment to divest from publicly‐traded fossil fuel companies....

2009 City of Gainesville Ordinance No. 0-08-88 Solar Energy

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) Florida

Source Gainesville City Council

Policy Areas Environment & Natural Resources, Energy, Housing

This ordinance amends the Gainesville Code of Ordinances to add provisions for the purchase of solar generated energy through a standard offer contract for all classes and limits net metering distributed resource rates for general service and large power classes. This amendment adds...

Saint Paul Sick Leave Ordinance

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2023

Level City or Town

State(s) Minnesota

Source City of Saint Paul

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance ensures that employers provide Saint Paul workers with a minimum level of earned sick leave. It mandates that employers accrue 1 hour of Earned Sick and Safety time for every 30 hours worked, allows workers to carry over their earned hours, and requires employers to...

2012 Austin Ordinance 126-045 Mandating Transparency from Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source Austin City Council

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Health

This ordinance requires unlicensed pregnancy service centers or crisis pregnancy centers to prominently display a sign that states: if the center provides medical services; if the center provides medical services under the direction and supervision of a licensed health professional;...

2013 Bernalillo County Ordinance 2013-12 Establishing Changes to the Minimum Wage

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2013

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) New Mexico

Source Bernalillo County

Policy Areas Economic Justice

This ordinance requires that all employers pay no less than the minimum wage and specifies the required minimums for tipped workers and health or childcare workers. It also mandates a minimum wage increase from $7.50 to $8.50 per hour over the following year and includes a cost-of-living...

Houston City Contractor Pay or Play Program

Type Executive Order

Year 2021

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of Houston

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement, Health

Local governments can require public contractors to provide health benefits to their workers, which improves labor standards and enhances competition between bidders. This executive order establishes the city of Houston's "Pay or Play Program," which requires public contracts to either...

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