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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the City Manager be, and he is hereby, authorized to adopt the
Minority Professional Services Policy, as amended, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit "A" .
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this
the day of j ,` ��� 1985.
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CITY OF BEAUMONT
MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE POLICY
CONTRACTUAL SERVICES
The City of Beaumont has adopted a plan to assure minority
professionals ' involvement in City contracts. It is the target of
the City of Beaumont to award at least twenty percent ( 20%) of all
contractual services (over $5,000 per contract) to qualified
minority business enterprises each year. It is the ultimate goal
of the City to have its letting of contractual services contracts
reflect the demographic make-up of the City. The term "minority
business" means a business in which ( a) at least fifty-one percent
(51% ) is owned by minority members or, in the case of a
corporation, at least fifty-one percent (51% ) of the stock is owned
by minority members; and (b) the management and daily business
operations are controlled by one or more such individuals. For the
purposes of the preceding sentence, minority group members include
"Blacks, Hispanics, Asian Americans, American Indians, Alaskan
Natives, women and handicapped individuals" .
In order to obtain our goal, the City of Beaumont will make the
following steps:
1 ) The City of Beaumont will take every step to use a
qualified minority business as a prime contractor
when available.
2) a. If a minority business cannot be utilized as a
prime contractor, then a majority business who
sub-contracts with a minority contractor for a
percent-age of the contract will be given
priority.
Exhibit "A"
b. In the event a contract for professional
services is less than $25,000, and a qualified
minority prime contractor is not available, the
step involving sub-contracting between a majority
business professional firm and a minority business
professional firm, may be eliminated. A goal of
at least twenty percent ( 20%) would be targeted
for the involvement of minority business
enterprise in city contracts for contractual
services over $25,000 per contract.
3 ) If a minority business contractor cannot be
utilized and the majority contractor cannot
sub-contract with a minority contractor, a
majority contractor having an Affirmative Action
Plan and furnishing such plan to the city will be
given next priority.
4) If the steps above do not result in any minority
participation or use of a contractor with an
Affirmative Action Plan, the City Manager may
approve the use of a majority contractor who will
provide an Affirmative Action Plan within six (6)
months after contract award or to provide a
development plan to meet the City' s goals.
5) The City will institute a program to certify
minority businesses who meet the criteria of this
policy. The program will verify the minority
status of the contractors and subcontractors
selected under the policy and will assist new
minority businesses in obtaining certification.
6) For the purpose of improving the chance of
entrepreneurship of minority persons in
professional areas, the City of Beaumont will
allow a minority person to be employed by a
non-minority and still be utilized as a minority
professional service. All rights of
sub-contracting will be observed between such a
union as long as the following regulations are
observed:
a) A bona fide contract is drawn up and signed
sub-contracting a portion of the work to the
MBE.
b) The percentage amount and dollar value is
presented before the contract is awarded.
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The City Manager of the City of Beaumont will be responsible for
administering these policies. A list of local minority business
enterprises will be maintained in the office of the City Manager
and the City Clerk and shall be available to all persons desiring
such information. This list shall not be considered the sole
source for identification of potential minority business
enterprises.
A review of the Minority Professional Services Policy will take
place on January 7, 1986 and each six month period thereafter.
These items will not and cannot apply to projects that involve
federal contracts. Under federal guidelines, the City of Beaumont
will have to use all methods possible, inclucing hiring a minority
professional service outside the boundaries of the City limits of
Beaumont.
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