TITLE
Title
ADOPTION OF MWBE POLICY
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Shaunne N. Thomas
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BACKGROUND
Background
During their January 5, 2023, regular meeting, the Board of Commissioners received a presentation outlining the Disparity Study report findings and recommendations conducted by Griffin & Strong, PC. The purpose of the 2023 Guilford County MWBE Disparity Study was to determine if disparity exists between the number of MWBE firms available to perform on County contracts and the County’s utilization of those firms. Griffin & Strong, PC concluded that evidence exists to support the County’s use of race-conscious and gender-conscious measures and the continuation of the County’s MWBE Program.
During the January 19, 2023 regular meeting, the Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution to accept the findings of the 2023 Guilford County Disparity Study conducted by Griffin & Strong, PC and authorize the County Manager to implement the recommendations from the study. The first recommendation by the 2023 Disparity Study is to draft an official program policy with attached procedure manual. The Guilford County MWBE department and the Guilford County Attorney's office have drafted the first official MWBE Policy and Administrative document for adoption consideration by the Board of Commissioners.
During the February 23, 2023, work session, the Board of Commissioners received a presentation outlining the proposed Guilford County MWBE Policy and Administrative Manual, the first recommendation to come out of the adoption of the 2023 Disparity Study.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Adopt the MWBE Policy and authorize the County Manager to implement the MWBE Administrative manual.
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