Baltimore City Council
File #: 11-0790    Version: 0 Name: Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Program Extension
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 10/17/2011 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 11/22/2011
Enactment #: 11-557
Title: Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Program Extension FOR the purpose of extending the existence of the City’s Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises program by 1 year; increasing the amount that a City contract must reach before triggering heightened requirements for MBE/WBE participation; and generally relating to the participation of minority and woman owned business entities in City contracts.
Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, Sharon Green Middleton, Nicholas C. D'Adamo, Warren Branch, James B. Kraft, Edward Reisinger, Belinda Conaway, Robert Curran, William H. Cole, IV, Bill Henry, William "Pete" Welch, President Young, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle Spector
Indexes: Extension, MBE-WBE, Minority-Womens Business Program
Attachments: 1. 11-0790 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. MWBOO - 11-0790.pdf, 3. Law - 11-0790.pdf, 4. MBE - 11-0790.pdf, 5. Finance - 11-0790.pdf, 6. BOE - 11-0790.pdf, 7. 11-0790 - 3rd Reader.pdf
EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

* WARNING: THIS IS AN UNOFFICIAL, INTRODUCTORY COPY OF THE BILL.
THE OFFICIAL COPY CONSIDERED BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE FIRST READER COPY.
INTRODUCTORY*

CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
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Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Program Extension

FOR the purpose of extending the existence of the City’s Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises program by 1 year; increasing the amount that a City contract must reach before triggering heightened requirements for MBE/WBE participation; and generally relating to the participation of minority and woman owned business entities in City contracts.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section(s) 28-6, 28-47(a), and 28-48(a)
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

§ 286. Automatic termination.

This subtitle automatically expires on June 30, [2012] 2013, unless the City Council, after causing an appropriate study to be undertaken, conducting public hearings, and hearing testimonial evidence, finds that the purposes identified in this subtitle have not yet been achieved, in which case this subtitle may be extended for 5 more years.

§ 2847. ...

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