Baltimore City Council
File #: 07-0800    Version: 0 Name: Minority and Women's Business Program - "Sunset" - Interim Extension
Type: Ordinance Status: Enacted
File created: 9/17/2007 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 9/26/2007
Enactment #: 07-524
Title: Minority and Women's Business Program - "Sunset" - Interim Extension FOR the purpose of postponing, for an interim period, the automatic termination of the Minority and Women's Business Program; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to minority and women's business enterprises.
Sponsors: City Council President (Administration)
Indexes: Extension, Interim Extension, Minority-Womens Business Program, Sunset
Attachments: 1. 07-0800 - 1st Reader.pdf, 2. 07-0800 - 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: The Council President
At the request of: The Administration (Minority and Women's Business and Opportunity Office)


A BILL ENTITLED

AN ORDINANCE concerning
Title
Minority and Women's Business Program - "Sunset" - Interim Extension

FOR the purpose of postponing, for an interim period, the automatic termination of the Minority and Women's Business Program; providing for a special effective date; and generally relating to minority and women's business enterprises.
Body
BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 5 - Finance, Property, and Procurement
Section(s) 28-6
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE, That the Mayor and City Council finds that the existing disparity study remains a valid factual predicate for the Minority and Women's Business Program and provides sufficient legal justification for continuing the Program during the interim extension period enacted by this Ordinance.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED, 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


ยง 28-6. Automatic termination.

This subtitle automatically expires on [September 30, 2007] DECEMBER 6, 2007, unless the City Council, after causing an appropriate study to be undertaken, conducting public hearings, and hearing testimonial evidence, finds that...

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