El Monte Municipal Code Ch. 9.40 Day Workers

As used in this chapter:

"Day worker center" means that location which shall be designated by the City Council, operated for the purposes of facilitating solicitation of and the solicitation for temporary employment.

"Employment" means any offer for a consideration for labor, including part-time or temporary services, for wages or any other form of compensation.

"Private parking areas" means all privately owned property in the city comprising vehicle parking areas, including, but not limited to, driveways, walkways, setbacks, and landscaped areas.

"Solicit" or "hire" means any request, offer, announcement, endorsement or other action or gesture which induces another person to reasonably believe that his or her services are being sought or are made available for hire, whether or not an actual employment relationship is created.

"Streets" means all of the areas dedicated to public use for public street purposes and all uses appurtenant thereto, and shall include, but not limited to, roadways, parkways, medians, alleys, sidewalks, curb and other public ways.

"Vehicle" means a vehicle as defined in California Vehicle Code Section 670 as the same now reads or may hereafter be amended.

(Ord. 2482 § 2 (part), 1998: Ord. 2481 § 2 (part), 1998: prior code § 4370)

A. It is unlawful for any person, including, but not limited to persons offering to provide temporary services, and prospective employers of such persons, to engage in the solicitation of and the solicitation for employment on any street.

B. This section shall not apply to the day worker center designated as such by resolution of the City Council and conspicuously signed and posted in both English and Spanish language where solicitation of and solicitation for employment is permitted.

(Ord. 2482 § 2 (part), 1998: Ord. 2481 § 2 (part), 1998: prior code § 4371)

A. It is unlawful for any person, including, but not limited to persons offering to provide temporary services, and prospective employers of such persons, to engage in the solicitation of or the solicitation for employment on any private parking area.

B. This section shall not be operative unless the owner, the owner's agent, or the person in lawful possession of a private parking area has caused signs to be permanently posted in a conspicuous place at each entrance to such private parking area, not less than eighteen (18) by twenty-four (24) inches in size with lettering not less than one inch in height, and not to exceed six (6) square feet in total sign face area. The content of such notice shall be in substantially the following form, in both English and Spanish languages:

IT IS A MISDEMEANOR TO ENGAGE IN THE SOLICITATION FOR EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN TO PERFORM THE EMPLOYMENT ON OR FOR THE OWNER OR OCCUPANTS OF THE PREMISES.

(Ord. 2482 § 2 (part), 1998: Ord. 2481 § 2 (part), 1998: prior code § 4372)

Any person violating the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, thereof, shall be punishable by a fine of up to one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term of up to six (6) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Such person shall be deemed guilty of separate offenses for each and every day a violation of this chapter is committed by such person except at the designated day worker center.

(Ord. 2482 § 2 (part), 1998: Ord. 2481 § 2 (part), 1998: prior code § 4373)