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7.02.820 Obligations of Participating Businesses.

City Code Section
  1. To be eligible to receive a refundable credit and participate in the program, a local business must do each of the following:
  2. A. Submit an application to the youth certifying agency that includes an intent to employ an eligible disconnected youth for an average of 25 hours per week and a minimum of 300 hours within four months.
  3. B. Contact one or more qualified youth employment organizations for assistance in identifying youth, enrolling a specific youth in one of the qualified youth employment programs in order to pursue eligibility of the youth in the program, and/or seek assistance working with a youth to increase their opportunity for employment success.
  4. C. Complete employee evaluations or conduct reviews of employees that fall under this program.
  5. D. Report employment data for each youth to the participating qualified youth employment organization or the youth certifying agency.
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