10081-11 Amend Code- Municipal Code Ch.14.5 Minority & Women Business Enterprise Diversity Development Programs

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Substitute Bill No. 86-10 Apri14,2011 Page 6 (d) Board members shall serve without compensation and shall comply with the State of Indiana's conflict of interest law.14 (e) The Board and the Department of Administration and Finance shall have the following duties and authority: (1) The Board shall hear and determine requests for MBE/WBE Program Waivers from bidders from MBE/WBE requirements. (2) The Department of Administration and Finance shall maintain lists of certified MBEs and WBEs from which City departments and boards may make purchases or award contracts directly or indirectly as subcontractors of business entities being awarded a contract by the City. Such lists shall delineate the goods, services or construction projects which the MBE or WBE may be interested in performing or providing. � (3) The Board, in consultation with the Department of Administration and Finance, shall develop a plan for the utilization of local MBEs and WBEs and shall establish within the said plan rules and regulations to implement this chapter and the duties of the Board hereunder. This plan shall be titled the Minority and Women Business Utilization Plan for the City of South Bend. The utilization plan shall not unlawfully discriminate against any person or business in the award or execution of any contract. The utilization plan shall promote local MBE and WBE business development in tlle community and shall comply with the requirements of federal and state public purchasing and construction laws. (4) The Department of Administration and Finance, in consultation with the Board, shall conduct an annual review of effectiveness of the City departments and boards in meeting their annual goals in soliciting prices from local/regional MBEs and WBEs. Such review shall be based on the actual solicitation of a price from local/regional MBEs and WBEs versus the availability of qualified local/regional MBEs and WBEs. (5) The u,,.,,^^ °:Ri,+� n��^° ^�+',° Department of Administration and Finance, in consultation with the Board, shall provide training to all departments and boards of the City at least annually in how to better utilize MBEs and WBEs. The u,,,,,,,� n:,.,�+� n��,.o„��,v Department of Administration and Finance in consultation with the Board, shall provide training to the St. Joseph Valley Building Trades Council and the Building and Construction Trades Local Unions of St. Joseph County at least quarterly in how to better utilize MBEs and WBEs. The u,,,,,.,,, n;,.t,�� n��:,.o ,.�+i,o Department of Administration and Finance shall file quarterly reports with the Mayor, City Controller and the Common Council suimnarizing their training and outreach activities.�s ��L�din�in Code fi 35-44-1-3 sets forth the Indiana state la�v and Indiana State Form 236 is the Uniform Conflict of Interest Disclosure Statement form. 15 As of the writing of this ordinance,the following local unions were known to be lawfully in existence: Boilermakers Local#374;Bricklayers,Masons&Plasterers Local Union#4;elevators Constructors Local#44; Glaziers,