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MBE Spending- Gross total of spending in all spend categories with businesses self-identify as being certified-minority enterprises (Note: This total is one of the CoSB metrics spending pursuant to achieving its annual aspirational goal) WBE Spending- Gross total of spending of all spend categories with business self-identify as being certified women-owned enterprises (Note: This total is one of the CoSB metrics spending pursuant to achieving its annual aspirational goal) Spend Analysis The City of South Bend strives to be an equity-conscious business entity within the city, state, and nation it resides. The Office of Diversity and Inclusion has the responsibility of assisting all other city departments in the pursuit of equitable business practices, especially in terms of restorative justice and economics. In terms of policymaking, the landmark passage of the MWBE Program Ordinance in 2019 and 2021, creates the legal framework for contracting with the City of South Bend for amounts over $50,000. This policy was adopted based upon the Croson V. City of Richmond case decided by the United States Supreme Court. Certification of minority and women business enterprises is verified by various organizations throughout the country. The City of South Bend’s program recognizes certifications issued from the following: Mid-State Minority Supplier Diversity Council, City of Indianapolis, Indiana Department of Transportation, WBENC issued by the Great Lakes Women’s Business Council, and Indiana’s Department of Administration. While these certifications are integral to the prime contracting community that work on Public Works projects and other large City of South Bend funded projects containing contract-specific goals, certification status is not a part of the decision-making process when contracting with the City of South Bend on projects not containing MWBE goals. While analysis is done annually to determine the amount of spending which is done as a result of Subsection 5b of the MWBE Program Plan and Ordinance, certified data is primarily used in the calculation of the City of South Bend’s progress towards its Aspirational Spending Goal pursuant to the Disparity Study and applicable caselaw. In terms of restorative economics, the City of South Bend has recently commissioned and completed two studies of the city-wide economics and consistently monitors the amount of spending the city does with minority and women-owned businesses. Restorative economics begins with the economic participation efforts and the real revenue generated by businesses owned by protected class members of our community. To better understand and communicate the outcomes of these efforts, the City of South Bend is building an external facing dashboard which will allow residents to see up-to-date spending activity with Minority and Women throughout all City Departments.