https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=CalendarDetail&From=RSS&ID=1213543&GUID=BB0645F8-EC86-4072-8224-A36659E1986BLegistar15https://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6780521&GUID=AC54D04E-CF4E-4731-AD2A-1431A0EE9C5DAC54D04E-CF4E-4731-AD2A-1431A0EE9C5D-2024-08-13-13-54-07File #: 24-4120<br />Ver.: 1<br />Agenda #: <br />Type: Committee Minutes<br />Title: COMMITTEE MINUTES Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/19/2023.<br />Action: approve<br />Result: PassCommittee MinutesTue, 13 Aug 2024 13:54:07 GMThttps://cook-county.legistar.com/Gateway.aspx?M=LD&From=RSS&ID=6723324&GUID=01B6A265-22D4-45B6-8728-E1D18DCC98DB01B6A265-22D4-45B6-8728-E1D18DCC98DB-2024-07-31-12-34-11File #: 24-3706<br />Ver.: 1<br />Agenda #: <br />Type: Resolution<br />Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES AMIDST LAWSUITS ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS WHEREAS, The Cook County Minority/ Women Business Enterprise (M/WBE) program was first enacted in 1988, with the purpose of remediating past County discrimination against minorities and women on construction contracts; WHEREAS, many local governments, including Cook County, were active and passive participants in discriminatory practices that adversely affected the growth and full participation of minority and women-owned businesses in the government marketplace; WHEREAS, the Cook County M/WBE program evolved over time to apply to goods and services contracts, professional services contracts, and health and hospital contracts; WHEREAS, in 2000, the construction portion of the program was ruled unconstitutional, and Cook County was without a M/WBE construction program for several years; WHEREAS, under the leadership of President Preckwinkle, the construction program is now reinstated and on firm constitutional footing, and su<br />Action: recommend for approval<br />Result: PassResolutionWed, 31 Jul 2024 12:34:11 GMT