HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1995-04 Adopting Contractor Locality.pdf• CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS
ORDINANCE NO.ci 3-nO
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS, ADOPTING A
CONTRACTOR LOCALITY SECTION 3 PLAN AND ESTABLISHING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
Whereas, the City desires to develop a community that offers an opportunity for each business to obtain fair
and equal treatment without regard to race, color, sex, religion, or national origin through fair, orderly and
lawful procedures; and
Whereas, the City recognizes that the denial of fair and equal opportunities for each business through
considerations based on race, color, sex, religion, or national origin is detrimental to the health, safety and
welfare of the inhabitants of the City and constitutes an unjust denial or deprivation of such rights which is in
the power and proper responsibility of government to prevent, now therefore
BE IT ORDAINED THAT THE FOLLOWING REGULATIONS ARE HEREBY ENACTED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS.
ARTICLE 1
40 Contractor Locality Section 3 Plan Adopted
The City of Anna agrees to implement the following specific affirmative action steps directed at increasing
the utilization of business concerns located within the Section 3 covered area or owned by Section 3 area
residents:
A. To identify eligible business concerns for TCDP assisted contracts through the Chamber of
Commerce, the Urban League, local advertising including public signage, project area committees,
citizen advisory boards, lists available through the local HUD program official, regional planning
agencies, and all other appropriate referral sources;
B. To maintain a list of eligible business concerns for utilization in TCDP funded procurements, to
ensure that all appropriate project area business concerns are notified of pending contractual
opportunities, and to make available this list for general city procurement needs;
C. To require all bidders on contracts to submit a written Section 3 Plan including utilization goals and
the specific steps planned to accomplish these goals;
D. To ensure that contracts which are typically let on a negotiated rather than a bid basis in areas other
than Section 3 covered project areas, are also let on a negotiated basis, where feasible, when let in a
Section 3 covered project area;
E. To maintain records, including copies of correspondence, memoranda, etc., which document that all
of the above affirmative action steps have been taken; and
F. To appoint or recruit an executive official of the city as Equal Opportunity Officer to coordinate the
implementation of this Section 3 Plan.
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ARTICLE 2
BMW Clause
All parts of any ordinance in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are to the extent of such conflict
hereby repealed.
ARTICLE 3
Savings Clause
If any provision of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional, the remainder of such
ordinance shall continue in full force and effect the same as if such invalid or unconstitutional provision had
never been a part hereof.
ARTICLE 4
Eftfive Date
This ordinance shall be effective as of JULY 11,1995
PASSED AND App ROVED by the City Council of the City of Anna by the following vote on this the
11 TIV of JULY , 1995.
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