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Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill
Introduced by: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Minority and Women’s Business Opportunity Office)
A Bill Entitled
An Ordinance concerning
title
Minority and Women’s Business Program - Reauthorization
For the purpose of reauthorizing and continuing the Minority and Women’s Business Program; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to minority and women’s business enterprises.
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By repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Sections 28-3(a)(1)(iv) and (a)(2), and 28-5
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)
Section 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, That the Laws of Baltimore City read as follows:
Baltimore City Code
Article 5. Finance, Property, and Procurement
Subtitle 28. Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises;
Small Local Business Enterprises
§ 28-3. Legislative findings and policy.
(a) Findings.
(1) The Mayor and City Council makes the findings contained in this subsection, on full consideration of:
. . .
(iv) the extensive findings of the [2014 Disparity Study] 2022 Disparity Study,
“The State of Minority and Women-Owned Business enterprise: Evidence from
Baltimore”;
. . .
(2) Past discrimination in the City’s contracting process by prime contractors against minority and women’s busines...
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