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24-4120
| 1 | | | Committee Minutes | COMMITTEE MINUTES
Approval of the minutes from the meeting of 07/19/2023. | | |
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24-3706
| 1 | | RESOLUTION TO SUPPORT MINORITY AND WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES AMIDST LAWSUITS ALLEGING DISCRIMINATION IN GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS | Resolution | 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 | | |
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