Equal opportunity.
Charlotte City Code § 6-59
in effectSec. 6-59. - Equal opportunity.
(a) The grantee under this article shall be an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, adhering to all federal, state or municipal laws and regulations related thereto.
(b) The grantee shall establish and maintain equal opportunity in employment, and no person shall be discriminated against in employment by the grantee because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, physical disability or marital status.
(c) The grantee's affirmative action plan shall provide that the grantee shall utilize best efforts to achieve a representative work force so that, within three years from the effective date of the granted franchise and throughout the franchise term, the percentage of each minority/sex group within each level of employment reasonably approximates or is equal to percentage levels reflective of those of the city's population. The term "each level of employment," as used in this subsection, includes the following specific job categories as defined by the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984:
(1) Officials and managers;
(2) Professionals;
(3) Technicians;
(4) Salespersons;
(5) Office and clerical personnel;
(6) Skilled craftspersons;
(7) Semiskilled operatives;
(8) Unskilled laborers; and
(9) Service workers.
(d) Implementation, administration and review of all equal employment opportunity (EEO) and affirmative action policies and programs shall be the direct responsibility of the chief executive officer of the cable communications system. All officers, executives, managers, and administrative and supervisory personnel of the grantee shall be directed to participate in the grantee's affirmative action efforts.
(e) Any significant subcontractor of the grantee or a parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the grantee which does not already have an affirmative action plan which would cover its activities in the city shall submit to the city a plan for its operations on behalf of the grantee, consistent with the spirit of this section.
(f) The grantee shall prepare and maintain records of promotions, demotions, terminations and transfers.
(g) The grantee agrees that if the city establishes an affirmative action goal for the handicapped, the grantee shall make reasonable and good-faith efforts to achieve an appropriate goal.
(h) The grantee shall make a good-faith effort to construct the office and studio facilities in the city so that they are accessible to the disabled.
(i) The grantee shall make a good-faith effort to utilize minority/women business enterprises in construction and purchase contracts and shall prepare an annual report to the city on these efforts.
(Code 1985, § 6-63; Ord. No. 8194, § 1, 12-19-2016; Ord. No. 8195, § 1, 12-21-2016)
Source: City of Charlotte, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/charlotte/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTIICOOR_CH6BUTR_ARTIICACO_DIV2GRFR_S6-59EQOPFetched: 10/27/2026