CITY OF SACRAMENTO
SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT and
EMPLOYMENT ADVISORY BOARD

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THE BOARD

BACKGROUND -
On October 10, 2000, Sacramento City Council adopted City Ordinance Number 2000-040, thereby establishing the Small Business Development and Employment Advisory Board.

PURPOSES AND FUNCTIONS -
The Board was established to accomplish the following objectives:

• To provide advisory recommendations to the Mayor and City Council on strategies and policies designed to assure equitable and nondiscriminatory practices in the areas of City employment, contracting, and purchasing.

•  To monitor goals established by the City Council relating to equal opportunity in the City's employment, contracting and procurement activities, and to small business development in the City's contracting and procurement activities.

•  To increase awareness among City departments, vendors, contractors, and the general community, and to provide a forum for public discussion of the City's efforts to obtain diversity and inclusiveness in the areas of City employment, contracting and procurement activities.

POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE BOARD -
The powers and duties of the Board are:

•  To recommend to the Mayor and the City Council, and to the Personnel and Public Employee Committee, programs, practices and strategies relating to the objectives set forth in City of Sacramento Code Section 2.54.030.

•  To review the achievements of the City's efforts to obtain equal opportunity in City employment for all citizens and to provide an annual report to the Mayor and City Council containing comments and recommendations.

•  To review the achievements of the City's Emerging and Small Business Development Program and to provide an annual report to the Mayor and City Council containing comments and recommendations.

•  To recommend to the Mayor and City Council, educational, and other activities, that prevent and discourage discrimination and foster fair and equitable treatment in the areas of City employment, contracting and purchasing.

•  To perform such other duties as the City Council directs.

 

Updated 10-19-2005