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M-WBE coordinator George
Wallace gives his asseejment of the
program and his insight into the
Mwacf the program.,
■TOeeraU I feel that die M-WBE
jBr has teen a worthwhile program
BP#Bt minorities and women
Whir 11 persona involved' in the
City’s purchasing and construction
projects. It’s been,a very instru
mental tool,” affirmed Wallace.
Wallace’s positive outlook at the
program darkened when he talked
about the goal that the city set out to
meet in the ana of purchasing last
year. “Although the City exceeded
its goal of minority-women business
involvement by two-tenths of a
percent, it failed to reach one
percent of its goal in purchasing.
When the M-WBE plan was adopted
by the City, a goal of 10 percent of
minority-women business
involvement in construction and. 3
percent of minority women business
involvement in purchasing was
agreed upon.”
Quite obviously, the area of
purchasing has been one of the
weakest areas of the M-WBE plan.
Acting swiftly to this deficiency,
Wallace stated that the City has
hired a M-WBE director. Elite beth
Mills whose responsibility will
be to monitor all of the purchasing
agents to insure that they are
making contact with minority and
women businesses in the program.
Before Ms. Mills was hired
purchasing agents were only
accountable to the “good faith"
effort, now; however, they have to
contact the newly hired director
before they place a purchasing
order.
Having taken this step Wallace
hopes that another measure is taken
to further strengthen the M-WBE
plan. •‘‘What the City is now
considering is asking for state legis
lation that will set aside a certain
percentage of work for minority and1
women business,” responded
Wallace.
But the road in this direction is
uncertain and has no guarantees.
Wallace explained that a formal
Third in series
request has to be made to state
legislators and that the request has
to be made no later than April 15.
This request is only made If City
council decides in favor of it.
With a new city council having
recently taken office, many were not
familiar with the M-WBE plan.
Because of this, briefing sessions of
the program and the goals It has
accomplished have taken place to
clarify any questions members of
the City Council may have about the
program. Wallace sen the new city
council as a positive factor. “With a
large number of women on the city
council, I think, that once the
program is fully understood, then
the future of the program will have a
favorable outcome and that the
request for new legislation will be
made,” confirmed Wallace.
Anticipating that dew state
legislation will be formally reqested
by city council, Wallace implied that
the nest stumbling blocks could
possibly be the recentfr elected state
legislators. "When, you have a
change of officers, it becomes that
much more difficult to try to predict
Community Relations
Seeks Nominations F<
Nomination* are being sought for
the sixth annual Police Community
Relations Awards sponsored by the
Charlette-Mecklenburg Community
Relations Committee. The awards
recognize patrol officers from the
Charlotte and Mecklenburg County
Police Departments who have made
outstanding contributions toward
improving police community rela
tions In their assigned petrol areas.
Officers will be Judged on their
involvement in helping the commun
ity understand the function of the
police officer and the role of the
citizen in that function; demonstra
tion of extraordinary effort in the
area of crime prevention; and in
volvement in aiding neighborhoods
to handle their own problems.
Nominations may be made by
fellow officers, superior officers,
citizens in the patrol area, by
groups or Individuals. To nominate
an officer, write to the Charlette
Mecklenburg Community Relation
f
Committee, 633 East Trade St., Suite
416, Charlotte, N.C. 38303 or call the
Committee at 336-2424. The dead
line for submitting a nomination is
February, gB.
All nominations will be reviewed
by members of the Charlotte-Meek
lenburg Community Relations Com
mittee -and personnel from the
Charlotte, and Mecklenburg County
Police Departments. Five officers
will be selected as recipients of the
Police Community Relations
Awards and honored at a ceremony
in May during National Police
Week.
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INVITATION FOR B1D8
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The City of Charlotte will receive bids for CENTRAL YARD LOT
PAVING, Project Number SlMfrOtO, until 2:00 p.m. on the 20tfa day of
Mareh, 1905, in the four# floor conference room of the Cameron-Brown
Butting, 301 South McDowell Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 283M, at
which time end place aH bide will be publicly opened and rend aloud.
^ Bid* are invited upth the several items and quantities of work aa
Asphalt Camant far Plant Mix -114 TN v
Bfturainoue Concrete Surface Course, Type M -1700 TN
Ceatract Documents, Inrteding Drawings and Technical Specifications
arson file at the office of the City Engineer at 101 South McDowell Street,
the local A.G.C. office, and the Dodge Plan Room.
Copies of tha Contract Documents may be obtained by paying 225.00 to
the City of Charlotte far each set of documents obtained.
A certified check or bank draft, payable to the order of the City of
Charlotte, negotiable UR. Government bonds (at par value), or a
latiafirtoo Bid Bond executed by the Bidder and an acceo table surety
in an amount equal to five percent of the total bid shall be submitted with
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is celled to the fact that not leee than the --salaries
^ forth in the Retract Documents nmet be paid on this
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origin, or handteap.
M the fact that fadaral and-or state funds are
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George Wallace
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how they will view something like
this. I would rather not guess,"
spoke Wallace.
Wallace does not have to figure out
how minority and women business
will respond to the proposed legis
lation. "I recently attended a
Charlotte Business League retreat
in Winston-Salem and one of the
topics of discussion was the
proposed legislation. They are
definitely in favor of it and will be
actively lobbying City Council to
make the appropriate recommen
dations for it,” stresses Wallace.
If this legislation does pass, it does
not mean that minority and women
businesses will have an advantage
over other businesses. “Irregardless
of the legislation, those businesses
still have to be competitive. The City
is still looking for competent,
dedicated and efficient minority and
women businesses. It doesn't give
anyone an edge; it Just makes sure
that certain parts of the City’s
contracts will be awarded to M-WBE
with the authority to subcontract
whatever we want to subcontract out
on a particular package,” explained
Wallace.
But until such legislation is passed
Wallace stated the M-WBE plan will
continue to operate on a good faith
.effort, requiring subcontractors and
purchasing agents to include
minority and women businesses in
^ on bids and in oo purchasing orders.
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New officers were recently installed for the Dikes
Social Club. Elected for new positions are: president.
Jack T. Stovall; vice president. John Price; Leroy
Polk, secretary; Lee Erwin, treasurer; John Carouth
ers. chaplain; Raymond Alexander, chairman of
Building and Grounds; Thomas Green, sargeant-at
arms; William McCombs, assistant secretary and Roy
Williams, assistant treasurer. Clarence Rickett.
James Brown and Charles Neal are the other members
oi the 3» year old organisation.
At such a tender age. Aqnanetta McKinney is already
learning the Joy of (haring. When she recently
celebrated her birthday at Miss Ann’s Daycare a few
days earlier than scheduled she shared her cake and
ice cream with her playmate. Gene whose birthday
>. Jnst happened to be that day. The dangbter of Mr. an#.
Mr*. Herb McKinney, Aqnanetta received a box of
Valentine'* candy and a Cabbage Patch coat to wear.
When ahe’a not celebrating her birthday, Aquanetta
love* to watch TV. talk on the telephone to her favorite,
aunt, Tawanna.
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