HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 12456ORDINANCE NO. °~~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY OF FORT WORTH
ORDINANCE NO. 11923, BY AMENDING SECTION 8 TO
CREATE THE MINORITY AND WOMEN'S BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE ADVISORY COMMITTEE; SPECIFYING
DUTIES; ESTABLISHING TERMS FOR MEMBERS;
PROVIDING THAT THIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE
CUMULATIVE OF PRIOR ORDINANCES; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE 'CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
SECTION 1.
That Section 8 of Ordinance No. 11923, the Minority Business
Enterprise and Women Business Enterprise Ordinance, is hereby
amended, and after having been so amended, shall be and read as
follows:
a ) The City Manager, with the advice and counsel of the
Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee
(M/WBEAC) which is hereinafter created, is hereby
authorized to establish, implement and administer
regulations necessary to carry out the intent of this
ordinance.
b) The rM/WBEAC is hereby formed to monitor this
ordinance and to provide continuing input to the City
Council on the progress of the MBE/WBE program. The
M/WBEAC shall serve in an advisory capacity to the City
Council, and shall assist the City Manager in
implementing the program.
c } The M/WBEAC shall be composed of a total of thirteen
(13) members, consisting of one representative each from
the five (5) Chambers of Commerce, two (2) certified
MBEs, two (2) certified WBEs, and four (4)
representatives of professional organizations. The
members shall be appointed by the City Council for a term
of two (2) years. No member shall serve more than three
(3) consecutive terms. A chairperson shall be elected by
a majority of members at the first official meeting.
SECTION 2.
Ordinance No. 11923 is hereby further amended by changing any
reference to the DBEAC in the Ordinance to the MIWBEAC.
SECTION 3.
This ordinance shall be cumulative of all provisions of
ordinances and of the Code of the City of Fort Worth, Texas (1986),
as amended, except where the provisions of this ordinance are in
direct conflict with the provisions of such ordinances and such
Code, in which event conflicting provisions of such ordinances and
such Code are hereby repealed.
SECTION 4.
It is hereby declared to be the intention bf the City Council
that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of
this ordinance are severable, and, if any phrase, clause, sentence,
paragraph or section of this ordinance shall be declared
unconstitutional by the valid judgment or decree of any court of
competent jurisdiction, such unconstitutionality shall not affect
any of the remaining phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs and
sections of this ordinance, since the same would have been enacted
by the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of
any such unconstitutional phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or
section.
SECTION 5.
This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force and
effect from and after its passage, and it is so ordained.
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
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EFFECTIVE:
City of Fort Worth, Texas
.Mayor and Council Communication
DATE
03/26/96 REFERENCE NUMBER
G-11436 LOG NAME
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SUBJECT ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING FORT WORTH CITY ORDINANCE NO
11923, BY CREATING A MINORITY AND WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ADVISORY
COMMITTEE, SPECIFYING DUTIES, AND ESTABLISHING TERMS FOR MEMBERS
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached ordinance amending Ordinance No
11923 creating the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee, specifying
duties of the committee and establishing terms of the members
DISCUSSION
On September 7, 1993, the City Council adopted Resolution No 1948 creating the I'
Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Advisory Committee (DBEAC) to assist the Council and staff ~
in the creation of the Minority and Women Business Enterprise ordinance The ordinance needs
to be amended to form the Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee
(M/WBEAC)
The duties of the M/WBEAC are to monitor the ordinance and to provide continuing input to the
City Council on the progress of the MBE/WBE program The M/WBEAC will serve in an advisory
capacity to the City Council, and will assist the City Manager in implementing the program
The M/V1/BEAC will be composed of a total of thirteen (13) members, consisting of one
representative each from the five (5) Chambers of Commerce, two (2) certified MBEs, two (2)
certified WBEs, and four (4) representatives of professional organizations The members will be
appointed by the City Council for a term of two (2) years No member will serve more than three
(3) consecutive terms
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER
AMOUNT
CITY SECRETARY
Office by: to
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APPROVED
Charles Boswell 8511 CITY C~UNC~L
Originating Department Head:
MAR ~fi 196
Wade, Atkins 7623
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For Additional Information City Secretary of Rte
City of Fort Worth, ?axes
Contact:
Gary Steinberger 7615
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