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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
ORDINANCE EXTENSION
BE IT ORDAINED, by the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Title 1 - Administrative, Chapter 8 - District Finances, Section 5 - Minority-and Women-Owned Business Enterprises of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County Code of Ordinances is hereby amended as follows:
1-8-5: - MINORITY- AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISES.
1-8-5a: SUBDIVISION I-GENERAL PROVISIONS.
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T. Review and Sunset.
1. On or before the sunset date of this Ordinance [subdivision], the District shall review new evidence to determine whether it has a compelling interest in continuing narrowly tailored remedies to redress discrimination against PCEs so that the District will not function as a passive participant in a discriminatory marketplace.
2. This Ordinance [subdivision] shall sunset on or before June 30, 2022 December 31, 2022.
1-8-5b: SUBDIVISION II-CONSTRUCTION ORDINANCE.
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P. Program Review and Sunset.
1. The President and the Board of Commissioners shall receive an annual report from the CCA detailing the District's performance under the Program.
2. The President and the Board of Commissioners will review these reports, including the Annual Aspirational Goals and the District's progress towards meeting those Goals and eliminating discrimination in its contracting activities and marketplace.
3. Prior to the sunset date of this subdivision, the District will review the operation of the Program and the evidentiary basis for the Program in order to determine whether the District has a continuing compelling interest in remedying discrimination against PCEs in its construction marketplace, and the permissible scope of any narrowly tailored remedies to redress discrimination against PCEs so that the District will not function as a passive participant in a discriminatory marketplace.
4. This subdivision shall sunset on or before June 30, 2022 December 31, 2022.
Effective date: This ordinance shall be in effect immediately upon adoption.
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