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principal office in South Bend-Mishawaka Area or located within a 35 mile radius of the City. SLBE will be granted bidding~preference on all constructions contracts as long as they are consider by the City to be in full compliance of the CitX's Affirmative Action Articles as they apply to W/MBE Contracting and minority and women employ guidelines. SLBE must be register in the City as a formal business entity and meet the following, standards: (1) Local Business with annual revenues of $3 million or less. (2) Less than 100 employees (3) Local Contracting License (p) Subcontractor means andperson, partnership, corporation, association or joint venture which supplies an~of the work, labor; services, supplies, equipment, materials or any combination of the fore oing~under a contract with the contractor on a City contract. ~q) "Women Business Enterrise," hereinafter referred to as "WBE") means a business concern and "Women Business Enterprise'.' (hereinafter referred to as "WBE" means any minority-owned business which has been certified under the requirements of this chapter. (1) Which is at least fifty-one percent 51% owned by one or more minority individuals, or, in the case of andpublicly owned business, at least fifty-one percent (51 %) of the stock of which is owned by one or more minority individuals; and (2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more of the minorityindividuals who own it. SECTION II. Article 2 of Chapter 14.5 of the South Bend Municipal Code is amended to read as follows; ARTICLE 2. DIVERSITY ACTION IN EMPLOYMENT Sec. 14.5-3. Application of this article. This article shall apply to all City departments, agencies, boards and commissions. Sec. 14.5-4. t1~€ii~t~i~e Diversi action procedures. (a) Recruitment. Each department, agency, board or commission of the City involved in recruitment of employees shall: (1) Analyze current recruiting methods and revise those methods which reflect any discriminatory practice;