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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE VIII, BUSINESS AND OCCUPATIONS, OF THE REVISED GENERAL ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 2000, AS AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 36 ENTITLED, TRAVEL SERVICE AND BUILDING SERVICE WORKER RETENTION.
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WHEREAS, changes in ownership or operation of travel-related and building services industries can lead to the displacement of qualified, experienced workforces that are critical to ensuring positive visitor experiences and a vibrant economy; and
WHEREAS, high turnover rates are disruptive of the employees' and their families' physical, mental, and economic health, as well as their integration into their community; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has previously recognized the importance of ensuring that existing hotel workers are retained when a hotel undergoes a change in ownership or operation; and
WHEREAS, extending the same protection to other travel-related industries that operate in the City of Newark, and to building-and airport services contractors, is particularly critical as travel-related and building-services industries recover from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2, the City of Newark may act to preserve the public health, safety and welfare of its inhabitants.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
SECTION 1. Title VIII of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark, New Jersey, 2000, as amended and supplemented, entitled "Business and Occupations" is hereby amended and supplemented by adding a new Chapter entitled, "Travel Service and Buil...
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