For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions
shall apply:
CONTRACTOR/VENDOR
A person or entity that has a contract with the Township
primarily for the furnishing of services (as opposed to the purchasing
or leasing of goods or property) where the total amount of the contract
or contracts exceeds $10,000 for any twelve-month period, including
any subcontractors of such contractor.
COVERED EMPLOYEE
An "employee" as defined in this §
21-2 below, who is employed by a covered employer.
COVERED EMPLOYER
A contractor/vendor or a grantee of covered financial assistance that has not been granted an exemption from this chapter pursuant to §
21-7 of this chapter.
EMPLOYEE
A person who is employed on a full-time basis (defined for
purposes of this chapter as more than 21 hours per week) on a year-round
(i.e., nonseasonal) basis, and not on a probationary basis. Also,
for the purposes of this chapter, "employee" does not include on-call
public employees or persons otherwise exempted or excluded by other
provisions of this chapter.
EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS or HEALTH BENEFITS
Providing health care benefits for employees (or employees
and their dependents) at employer cost or making an employer contribution
toward the purchase of such health care benefits for employees (or
employees and their dependents), provided that the employer cost or
contribution equals no less than $1 an hour for the average workweek
of such employee, and provided further that any employee payment or
contribution toward health care shall not exceed $0.50 an hour for
the average workweek for such employee.
GRANT
Any form of covered financial assistance as set forth under the definition of "grantee" as defined in this §
21-2 of this chapter.
GRANTEE
A person or entity that is a recipient of any financial assistance
from the Township in the form of any federal or state grant program
administered by the Township, revenue bond financing, tax increment
financing, tax abatement, tax credit, direct grant, or any other form
of financial assistance, including any contractors, subcontractors,
or leaseholders of the grantee at the subsidized site(s), that exceeds
$10,000 for any twelve-month period.
PERSON
One or more of the following or their agents, employees,
servants, representatives, and legal representatives; individuals,
corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations, labor organizations,
educational institutions, mutual companies, joint-stock companies,
trusts, unincorporated associations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy,
receivers, fiduciaries, and all other entities recognized at law by
this state.
The Township Board of Trustees, after conducting a public hearing,
may grant a partial or complete exemption from the requirements of
this chapter, if it determines one of the following:
A. The application of the chapter would violate federal, state or local
law(s); and
B. The application of the chapter would cause economic harm to a nonprofit
contractor/vendor or grantee in a fashion that would result in the
harm created by the application of the chapter clearly outweighing
the benefits of applying the chapter, when the affected nonprofit
entity has provided a plan to come into conformity with this chapter
within three years, and to the extent necessary to avoid any such
harm.