Baltimore City Council
File #: 14-0455    Version: 0 Name: Minority and Women's Business Enterprises - Small Local Business Enterprise Procurement Preferences
Type: Ordinance Status: Withdrawn
File created: 11/17/2014 In control: City Council
On agenda: Final action: 6/22/2015
Enactment #:
Title: Minority and Women's Business Enterprises - Small Local Business Enterprise Procurement Preferences FOR the purpose of creating a Small Local Business Enterprise ("SLBE") Program, to be administered by the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office; requiring the establishment of Goal Setting Committees for certain specified industry categories; defining certain terms; establishing the eligibility requirements for firms seeking to participate in the SLBE Program; establishing graduation and suspension criteria for firms in the SLBE Program; authorizing the City to employ various affirmative procurement initiatives to promote the award of City contracts to SLBEs; requiring annual reports on the SLBE Program; requiring periodic hearings on and review of the SLBE Program; providing for the appeal of certain adverse determinations by the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office; setting certain penalties; correcting, conforming, and clarifying related provisions; and gener...
Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Young, James B. Kraft, Bill Henry, Sharon Green Middleton, Warren Branch, William "Pete" Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Robert Curran, Nick Mosby, Carl Stokes, Rochelle Spector
Indexes: Enterprise, Local Business, Minority-Womens Business Program, Procurement, Small Business
Attachments: 1. 14-0455~1st Reader.pdf, 2. BDC 14-0455, 3. MOED 14-0455, 4. MWBOO 14-0455, 5. MWBD 14-0455
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 - Small Local Business Enterprise Procurement Preferences

FOR the purpose of creating a Small Local Business Enterprise ("SLBE") Program, to be administered by the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office; requiring the establishment of Goal Setting Committees for certain specified industry categories; defining certain terms; establishing the eligibility requirements for firms seeking to participate in the SLBE Program; establishing graduation and suspension criteria for firms in the SLBE Program; authorizing the City to employ various affirmative procurement initiatives to promote the award of City contracts to SLBEs; requiring annual reports on the SLBE Program; requiring periodic hearings on and review of the SLBE Program; providing for the appeal of certain adverse determinations by the Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office; setting certain penalties; correcting, conforming, and clarifying related provisions; and generally relating to City procurement requirements.
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BY repealing and reordaining, with amendments
Article 5. Finance, Property, and Procurement
Subtitle 28. Minority and Women's Business Enterprises
Baltimore City Code
(Edition 2000)

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