Allegheny County Council - File #: 4727-09

• File #: 4727-09
• Version: 2
• Name: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 435, entitled "Minority Business Enterprise Program," through the creation of a new §435-13, entitled "Alleg
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Approved
• File created: 3/17/2009
• In control: Committee on Government Reform
• Final action: 4/21/2009
• Title: An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 435, entitled "Minority Business Enterprise Program," through the creation of a new §435-13, entitled "Allegheny County Contract Reporting Obligations," in order to establish a requirement for reporting the M/W/DBE status of parties to contracts with Allegheny County.
• Sponsors: William Robinson, Chuck McCullough, Amanda Green Hawkins

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/1/2009	2	Chief Executive	Signed by Chief Executive
4/21/2009	1	County Council	Amended and Passed for Chief Executive Signature	Pass
4/14/2009	1	Committee on Government Reform	Affirmatively Recommended	Pass
4/2/2009	1	Committee on Government Reform	Held in Committee
3/17/2009	1	County Council	Referred

Title
An Ordinance of the County of Allegheny, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending and supplementing the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 435, entitled "Minority Business Enterprise Program," through the creation of a new §435-13, entitled "Allegheny County Contract Reporting Obligations," in order to establish a requirement for reporting the M/W/DBE status of parties to contracts with Allegheny County.

Body
WHEREAS, Allegheny County established a Minority Business Enterprise Program in 1981; and

WHEREAS, the various duties of the County regarding the minority Business Enterprise Program are contained within Chapter 435 of the Allegheny County Code of Ordinances; and

WHEREAS, the provisions of Chapter 435 do not create any reporting mechanism by which the effectiveness of the Minority Business enterprise Program can be evaluated; and

WHEREAS, the Allegheny County Council has determined that, to the ends described in the creation and to ensure the continued effectiveness of the Minority Business Enterprise Program, it is desirable to establish ongoing reporting obligations with regard to the M/W/DBE status of all parties to contracts with Allegheny County;


The Council of the County of Allegheny hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.

The Allegheny County Code of Ordinances, Chapter 435, entitled "Minority Business Enterprise Program," is hereby amended through the creation of a new §435-13, comprised as follows:


§435-13. Allegheny County Contract Reporting Obligations.

The Allegheny County Controller shall forward a written report to the County Council on all contracts to which the County is a party:

A. The Controller shall, for every contract for which the County receives proposals, create a written report that ide...