City of Baltimore - File #: 16-0619

• File #: 16-0619
• Version: 0
• Name: Minority and Women's Business Enterprises - Small Local Business Enterprise Procurement Preferences
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Withdrawn
• File created: 1/11/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 7/18/2016
• 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 generall...
• Sponsors: Helen L. Holton, President Young, Robert Curran, Eric T. Costello, Sharon Green Middleton, Carl Stokes, James B. Kraft, William "Pete" Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle Spector, Nick Mosby, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, Edward Reisinger
• Indexes: Business, Enterprise, Local Business, Minority, Procurement, Small Business, Women

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/18/2016	0	City Council	Withdrawn
1/14/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
1/14/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of Employee Development
1/14/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Minority and Women's Business Oppertunity Office
1/14/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development
1/14/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
1/14/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
1/11/2016	0	City Council	Assigned
1/11/2016	0	City Council	Introduced

EXPLANATION: CAPITALS indicate matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law.

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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)

SECTION 1. BE IT ORDAINED ...