IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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AN ORDINANCE repealing section 664., Jackson County Code, 1984 relating to minority- and women-owned business enterprise programs, and enacting, in lieu thereof, one new section relating to the same subject.
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ORDINANCE NO. 5059, December 4, 2017
INTRODUCED BY Alfred Jordan, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, by Ordinance 4636, dated June 30, 2014, the Legislature did authorize the adoption of an interim minority- and women-owned business enterprise (MBE/WBE) program; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance 4636, as codified in section 664 of the Jackson County Code, directed that on or before the sunset date of December 31, 2017, reports be compiled and reviewed to determine whether the County has a compelling interest in continuing narrowly tailored remedies to redress discrimination against MBEs or WBEs so that the County will not function as a passive participant in a discriminatory marketplace; and,
WHEREAS, section 664 also directed that qualified experts be retained to prepare a disparity study regarding the existence and effects of any history of discrimination in contracting; and,
WHEREAS, on August 9, 2017, the County’s retained expert, Colette Holt and Associates, presented its report to the County; and,
WHEREAS, it is now recommended that said sunset date be extended to allow more time to review these reports; and,
WHEREAS, said extension is in the best interests of the health, welfare, and safety of the citizens of Jackson County; now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Enacting Clause. Section 664., Jackson County Code, 1984, is hereby repealed, and one new section enacted in lieu thereof, to be known as section 664., to read as follows:
664. Interim Program Review and Sunset.
664.1 The County Legislature shall receive quarterly and annual reports from the CRO detailing the County's performance under this chapter.
664.2 The County Legislature will review these reports, including the County's progress toward eliminating discrimination in its contracting activities and marketplace.
664.3 The County will retain qualified experts to develop evidence to assist the County in evaluating whether it has a continuing compelling interest in remedying discrimination against MBEs and WBEs in its construction marketplace, and the permissible scope of any narrowly tailored remedies.
664.4 On or before the sunset date of this chapter, the County shall review the results of this evidence gathering, to determine whether it has a compelling interest in continuing narrowly tailored remedies to redress discrimination against MBEs or WBEs so that the County will not function as a passive participant in a discriminatory marketplace.
664.5. Sections 601. through 664. of this chapter shall sunset on [December 31, 2017] March 31, 2018.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage by the County Executive.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
I hereby certify that the attached Ordinance, Ordinance No. 5059 introduced on December 4, 2017, was duly passed on December 15, 2017 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______9________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ____0______ Absent _____0_______
This Ordinance is hereby transmitted to the County Executive for his signature.
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature
I hereby approve the attached Ordinance No. 5059.
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Date Frank White, Jr., County Executive