5.25.040 Eligible Indian firms.
(a) Covered Employers’ Preference for Indian Firms. Covered employers shall extend a preference to Indian firms according to the following priorities:
(1) Indian firm that is at least 51 percent owned, operated, and controlled by a Yurok Tribal member or Yurok Tribal entity;
(2) Indian firm that is less than 51 percent owned, operated, and controlled by a Yurok Tribal member or Yurok Tribal entity;
(3) Indian firm without any ownership share held by a Yurok Tribal member or Yurok Tribal entity.
(b) Contractors Using Federal Funds. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (a) of this section, contractors using federal funds shall only be required to extend a preference to Indian firms according to the following tier priorities:
(1) Indian firm whose Indian owner is living on or near the Yurok Reservation; and
(2) Other Indian firms.
(c) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, the word “near” means all that area where a person seeking employment could reasonably be expected to commute to and from in the course of a workday. [Ord. 58 § 4404, amended, 5/9/2019; Ord. 34 § 4404, adopted, 2/6/2014.]