Number
071451
Version
SUBSTITUTE 1
Reference
Sponsor
ALD. HAMILTON AND DAVIS
Title
A substitute ordinance relating to emerging business enterprise requirements and increasing the percent participation standard.
Sections
360-06-1 rc
Analysis
This ordinance sets requirements for the percentage of annual departmental expenditures in construction at 25%, purchase of commodities and other services at 18% and the purchase of professional services at 18%.
Body
The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Milwaukee do ordain as follows:
Part 1. Section 360-06-1 of the code is repealed and recreated to read:
360-06. Requirements of Contracting Departments.
1. GOALS. The following requirements are adopted by the city for the purpose of increasing the level of emerging business enterprise participation in city contracts. It shall be the responsibility of each contracting department to attain such goals in accordance with the criteria herein specified. Each contracting department, and all other operating departments when contracting based upon authority therefore, shall, consistent with law, utilize emerging business enterprises to meet or exceed the percentages of total dollars expended through prime contracts or subcontracts in each of the following categories:
a. Construction: 25% of the total annual department expenditures for all construction related contracts.
b. The purchase of commodities and other services: 18% of the total annual departmental expenditures for all purchases of commodities and other services.
c. The purchase of professional services: 18% of the total annual departmental expenditures for all purchases of professional and other services.
LRB
APPROVED AS TO FORM
_________________________
Legislative Reference Bureau
Date:_____________________
Attorney
IT IS OUR OPINION THAT THE ORDINANCE
IS LEGAL AND ENFORCEABLE
________________________
Office of the City Attorney
Date:____________________
Requestor
Department of Neighborhood Services
Drafter
MET
2/19/08
LRB08080-1