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OLUTION NO. 9,2180
A RESOLUTION TO REAFFIRM A
COMMITMENT TO MINORITY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT; DIRECTING THE CITY
MANAGER TO ACHIEVE A DISPARITY STUDY
WITHIN THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK,
ARKANSAS, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE;
DIRECTING THE FURTHER DEFINITION OF
A MINORITY BUSINESS ENTERPRISE
CONTRACTING GOAL; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
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WHEREAS, as a part of the goals setting process that
developed from Future - Little Rock, a commitment was made for
minority economic development that called for the City to
"strive for a minimum of 25% of all jobs and contracting
opportunities to be provided to African - Americans; and
WHEREAS, a Minority Economic Development Task Force has
been meeting to develop criteria for such a policy; and
WHEREAS, it has been determined that before any ordinance
or goal can be established it is first necessary to conduct a
disparity study in order to withstand a legal challenge that the
laudable goal of Future - Little Rock somehow violates the
Arkansas or the U.S. Constitution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The Board of Directors reaffirms its commitment
to the Future - Little Rock goal for minority economic development
within the City of Little Rock and directs the City Manager and
the City Attorney to proceed expeditiously to complete a
Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) ordinance that helps achieve
a goal that the City will contract for jobs and business with
African - Americans and other minorities.
SECTION 2. Further, the Board directs the City Manager to
take all steps appropriate to have a disparity study for the
City of Little Rock conducted and completed at the earliest
practicable date in order to establish the disparity of
contracts with the relevant statistical pool of minority
contractors.
SECTION 3. Further, the Board directs the City Manager and
the City Attorney, at the earliest practicable moment, to
outline a process for the Board to conduct public hearings in
order to obtain and record anecdotal evidence of discrimination
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against minority contractors as a means of further establishing
the need for specified goals within the City.
2 1 I ADOPTED; August 16, 1994
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