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JOSEPH 7 SEFIG€ <br />President <br />EUGENIA BRABOY <br />Vice- President <br />ANN B. PUZZELLO <br />Chairman, <br />Committee of the Whole <br />CITY of SOUTH BEND <br />ROGER O. PARENT, Mayor <br />COUNTY-CITY BUILDING SOUTH SEND, INDIANA 46601 <br />October 7, 1987 <br />Members of the Common Council AreR 219 291.9321 <br />Council Chambers <br />4th Floor, County -City Building <br />South Bend, Indiana 46601 <br />Dear Council Members: <br />JO PH T. SERGE I an introducing the attached ordinance for your consideraton <br />which represents many months of prior discussion and research. <br />EUGENIA 814ABOY <br />Second District <br />Third EDislelJ.BECK This ordinance would establish a procedure to address equal <br />Opportunity for minorities and women with regard to employment and <br />ANN B. PUZZELLO bidding for City contracts. <br />Fourth District <br />ROBERT to The City Attorney's office has prepared a three -page <br />THOMAS ZAKRZEWSKI summary" of the proposed ordinance which is attached. It <br />Sixth District addresses a brief sketch of relevant background information, <br />JAMES V.eARCOME <br />At Large protections, and proposed procedures which will assist you in <br />AL B. PASZEK seeing the need for such an ordinance. <br />At Large <br />JOHN vooROa The Mayor's <br />At Large Minority Affairs Council has been very <br />instrumental in the development of this ordinance, and will be <br />Council Attorney4N5Kl•FARAANiI providing additional data for the Council to consider when <br />reviewing it. <br />I believe that this ordinance addresses an important need for <br />our City, that'is, to insure equality of opportunity both in the <br />City's employment and contracting actions. This is not an <br />ordinance which seeks to maintain equal representation of <br />minorities and women throughout the City work force or throughout <br />City contracting. Rather, 'it is an effort to remedy in a <br />carefully limited way past significant under - representation of <br />minorities and women in certain areas of City business. <br />I will be recommending that it be sent to the Hunan Resources <br />and Economic Development Committee for a complete and thorough <br />review. I look forward to discussing this ordinance with you and <br />to seeking your support. <br />Thank you. <br />in <br />Sincerely, <br />Eugeni B raboy <br />Second District Councilman <br />