§ 4.46.010. Policy and objectives.

A.

Policy Statement. It is the policy of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County to promote full and equal business opportunities for all persons doing business with the Metropolitan Government by increasing the purchase of goods and services from minority-owned and women-owned businesses within the area of the Metropolitan Government. It is further the policy of the Metropolitan Government that firms seeking to participate in contracting and procurement activities with the Metropolitan Government are not prevented from doing so on the basis of the race, color, national origin, or gender of their owners and that the Metropolitan Government not be a passive participant in any private scheme of discrimination.

B.

Promotion of Equal Opportunity. The Metropolitan Government strictly prohibits discrimination against businesses based on the race, color, national origin, or gender of their owners or employees in the conduct of any Metropolitan Government affairs. No person shall be denied the benefit of, or otherwise discriminated against, on the grounds of race, color, national origin or gender in connection with the award or performance of any contract paid for, in whole or in part, with funds of the Metropolitan Government.

C.

Program Objectives. The objective of the Equal Business Opportunity Program (the "EBO Program") is to promote and encourage full and open competition in all Metropolitan Government procurement and purchasing; encourage all Metropolitan Government personnel involved in procurement and contracting activities to utilize appropriate purchasing procedures; to prevent the Metropolitan Government from becoming a passive participant in any unlawful discrimination; to spur economic development in the public and private sectors of the local economy; and, to rectify any active or passive participation in such unlawful discrimination.

D.

Program Coverage. The EBO Program and its stated objectives and provisions shall cover and be applicable to the Metropolitan Government's MWBE program.

E.

Commitment to Program Objectives. The Metropolitan Government is committed to achievement of the EBO Program objectives and, accordingly, to providing the necessary budgetary, staffing, and support resources necessary for the success of the EBO Program.

(Ord. BL2018-1419 § 1, 2019)