City of Baltimore - File #: 16-0723

• File #: 16-0723
• Version: 0
• Name: Minority and Women’s Business Enterprises - Small Local Business Enterprise Procurement Preferences
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 8/8/2016
• In control: Mayor
• Final action: 12/5/2016
• Enactment #: 16-595
• 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, Sharon Green Middleton, Eric T. Costello, Nick Mosby, Carl Stokes, Robert Curran, Warren Branch, Bill Henry, William "Pete" Welch, Mary Pat Clarke, Rochelle Spector
• Indexes: Enterprise, Minority-Womens Business Program, Procurement, Small Business

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/5/2016	0	City Council	Enacted, pursuant to Baltimore City Charter, Art. IV, Sec. 5(c)
10/20/2016	0	City Council	Approved and Sent to the Mayor
9/19/2016	0	City Council	3rd Reader, Enrolled for Final Passage
9/12/2016	0	City Council	3rd Reader, for final passage
9/12/2016	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment
9/8/2016	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Recommended Favorably with Amendment	Pass
9/8/2016	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee
8/15/2016	0	Taxation, Finance and Economic Development Committee	Scheduled for a Public Hearing
8/11/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Office of Employee Development
8/11/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Dept. of Finance
8/11/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Baltimore Development Corporation
8/11/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Mayor's Office of Minority and Women-Owned Business Development
8/11/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to Minority and Women's Business Oppertunity Office
8/11/2016	0	The City Council	Refer to City Solicitor
8/8/2016	0	City Council	Assigned
8/8/2016	0	City Council	Introduced

Introduced by: Councilmember Holton


A Bill Entitled

An Ordinance concerning
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 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 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

Chapter 1. General Provisions

Part I. Definitions; General Provisions


§ 28-1. Definitions [ - A to H.]

(a) In gener...