Substitute Bill No. 2 for BILL NO. 395 , 2021 ORDINANCE NO. 28,381 , 2022 Introduced by Councilmembers Trakas and Webb
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 107, TITLE I SLCRO 1974AS AMENDED, "PURCHASING," BY REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING SECTION 107.071 PERTAINING TO THE SUBMISSION OF MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (M/WBE) UTILIZATION PLANS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF ST. LOUIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Chapter 107, Title I SLCRO 1974 as amended, "Purchasing," is amended by repealing and reenacting Section 107.071, as follows: 107.71 - Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise Program. 1. (a) Minority and Women-Owned Business EnterpriseProgram Established. A St. Louis County Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Program is established by adoption of this section.
(b) Management, Monitoring and Annual Report. St. Louis County Department of Administration Division of Purchasing (DOP) shall manage and monitor the utilization of M/WBEs by St. Louis County and its prime contractors. Specifically, DOP shall: (1) adopt rules and procedures to implement the M/WBE Program; (2) create, maintain, and distribute the directory of certified M/WBEs doing business with St. Louis County; (3) provide information and assistance to M/WBEs to increase their ability to effectively compete for St. Louis County contracts; County should maintain a centralized website that lists all procurement opportunities; (4) semi-annually review the progress of each agency, department, and the corporation's achievement of the M/WBE goals; each agency shall have a procurement officer or designee who shall be the point of contact for monitoring and reporting M/WBE compliance for the agency; (5) ensure that solicitations issued by St. Louis County adhere to the M/WBE procurement procedures contained herein; (6) monitor M/WBE goals throughout the duration of the contract; (7) the MBE contract goals should be based upon the combined availability of all ethnic groups and those contract goals shall be adjusted at the end of the first quarter of each year if the relative balance of the utilization of minority groups is out of line with the individual race/ethnicity group availability; and (8) present an annual report by January 31 of each year to the County Executive and the St. Louis County Council and hold a public forum no later than February 28 of each year detailing the participation of M/WBEs on the St. Louis County contracts and all economic development partnerships.