§ 353-11. Definitions.

As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:

ALIEN

Any person who is not a citizen or national of the United States.

AWARDING AGENCY

That subordinate or component entity or person of the County of Suffolk that is responsible for solicitation of proposals or bids and responsible for the award and administration of contracts, license agreements, leases and other financial compensation agreements.

COMPENSATION

A. 

Any grant, loan, tax incentive, funding, appropriation, payment, subsidy or other form of financial assistance which is realized by or provided to a covered employer, or the owners thereof, by or through the authority or approval of the County of Suffolk, including, but not limited to, community development block grant (CDBG) loans, Industrial Development Agency (IDA) loans, and Enterprise-Zone-related incentives.

B. 

Any contract, subcontract, license agreement, lease or other financial compensation agreement let to a person with or by the County of Suffolk for the furnishing of services, goods, equipment, supplies, materials, public works, or other property to or for the County of Suffolk.

CONTRACTOR

A person who contracts to do work for another. This term does not include wholesalers.

COUNTY

The County of Suffolk, any agency, office, position, administration, department, division, bureau, board, commission, corporation, public authority or unit of government, the expenses of which are paid in whole or in part by the County of Suffolk, or over which majority control is exercised by officers of the County of Suffolk or of a County-affiliated agency or their appointees.

COVERED EMPLOYEE

An individual employed on either a full-time, part-time, temporary or seasonal basis by a covered employer to perform work on or for the project or matter for which the recipient has received compensation.

COVERED EMPLOYER

A recipient of, or an applicant for, compensation that is not exempt from this article, and who has at least one covered employee working within the County of Suffolk or the County of Nassau, or at least one fifty-percent-or-more owner living within the County of Suffolk.

PERSON

One or more of the following or their agents, employees, representatives and legal representatives: individuals, corporations, partnerships, joint ventures, associations, labor organizations, educational institutions, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, all trusts, unincorporated organizations, trustees, trustees in bankruptcy, receivers, fiduciaries and other entities recognized at law by this County.

PROTECTED INDIVIDUAL

An individual who is a citizen or national of the United States; or is an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence, is granted the status of an alien lawfully admitted for temporary residence under 8 U.S.C. § 1160(a) or § 1255a(a)(1), is admitted as a refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or is granted asylum under 8 U.S.C. § 1158; but does not include an alien who fails to apply for naturalization within six months of the date the alien first becomes eligible (by virtue of a period of lawful permanent residence) to apply for naturalization or, if later, within six months after the date of the enactment of 8 U.S.C. § 1324b; or an alien who has applied on a timely basis but has not been naturalized as a citizen within two years after the date of the application, unless the alien can establish that the alien is actively pursuing naturalization.

RECIPIENT

Any person or entity who or which is a recipient of compensation, as defined in this article, and any contractor or subcontractor of a recipient producing or providing goods, materials, supplies, public works, or services to a recipient that are used by that recipient in the project or matter for which the recipient has received compensation.

SEASONAL

A period of time not to exceed 90 consecutive days at any given time within a six-month period.

SUBCONTRACTOR

A person who takes portions of a contract from a covered employer, a contractor or another subcontractor. This term does not include wholesalers.

WHOLESALER

A person who buys in comparatively large quantities and then resells, usually in small quantities to a middleman or retailer, but never to the ultimate consumer.