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A. No officer, employee, department, board, commission, City Council, City Manager, or other entity of the City shall enter into a new, amended, or extended contract or agreement with any Person or Entity that provides ICE with any “Data Broker” or “Extreme Vetting” services as defined herein, unless a waiver is granted based on a specific determination that no reasonable alternative exists, taking into consideration the following:

1. The intent and purpose of this ordinance;

2. The availability of alternative services, goods and equipment; and

3. Quantifiable additional costs resulting from use of available alternatives.

The following processes shall be followed in considering a waiver: The City Manager or designee shall file a waiver request. The Council shall make the final decision on granting the waiver.

B. All public works, construction bids, requests for information, requests for proposals or any other solicitation issued by the City shall include notice of the prohibition listed above.

C. For the purpose of determining which Person or Entity provides ICE with Data Broker or Extreme Vetting services, the City Manager shall rely on:

1. Information available on federal contracting websites, or in the absence of those, another common source of federal data;

2. A declaration under the penalty of perjury executed by the Person or Entity, affirming that they do not provide Data Broker or Extreme Vetting services to ICE.

D. Any Person or Entity identified as a supplier of Data Broker or Extreme Vetting services to ICE and potentially affected by this Section shall be notified by the City Manager of the determination. Any such Person or Entity shall be entitled to a review of the determination by appeal to the City Manager. Request for such review shall be made within thirty (30) business days of notification, or seven (7) business days of the date of a City solicitation or notice of a pending contract or purchase, of interest to the Person or Entity seeking review. Any Person or Entity vendor so identified may appeal the City Manager’s determination to the City Council, within fifteen (15) business days of the determination. (Ord. 7650-NS § 1 (part), 2019)