§ 323-3. Purpose; Scope and Limitations.

The purpose of the SBE, SLBE and ELBE programs of the city is to promote the economic welfare of the people of the city of Cincinnati, to mitigate the effects of discrimination against SBEs, SLBEs and ELBEs, and to promote full and equal business opportunity for all persons doing business with the city of Cincinnati, through race- and gender-neutral means, by assisting SBEs, SLBEs and ELBEs to actively participate in the city's procurement process and by working to eliminate SBE, SLBE and ELBE discrimination in public markets.

It is also the intent and purpose of the SLBE and ELBE components of the program to encourage the use of small local business enterprises and emerging local business enterprises in order to directly benefit the local economy of the city of Cincinnati, support local job creation, and further the city's commitment to be neither an active nor passive participant in private sector marketplace discrimination.

The SBE, SLBE and ELBE programs may be applied by the director, in consultation with the city purchasing agent, on a contract-by-contract basis to the maximum extent permissible under federal and state law.

(Ordained by Ord. No. 307-2015, § 4, eff. Jan. 1, 2016)