Affirmative Action Advisory Committee on MWBE
Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division/Mayor's Office
611 Walker St, 7th Floor
Houston, TX 77002
Contact: Velma Laws
Phone: (713) 837-9000 Fax: (713) 837-9000
Email: Velma.laws@cityofhouston.org
Updated as of: 6/19/2009
LEGAL AUTHORITY FOR CREATION AND OPERATION(City)
Executive Order No. 1-3. Effective March 30, 2004.
GENERAL POWER AND DUTIES
The duties of the Committee are as follows:
1. To consider and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council regarding the MWBE program;
2. To consider methods and means of making City contracts more accessible to MWBEs and non-MWBEs by reducing the size and increasing the number of City contracts;
3. To facilitate better relations between the banking industry and smaller contractors, both MWBEs and non-MWBEs, with respect to lending opportunities;
4. To assist and facilitate mentoring and outreach functions, training and other programs requiring cooperation between the City and the private sector to achieve the purposes and goals of the MWBE program; and
5. To assist in facilitating MWBE opportunities in private sector contracting.
MEETING TIME AND LOCATION
Meet as needed.
COMPOSITION
The Mayor’s Office shall develop a list of qualified candidates for membership on the committee, and the Mayor shall appoint members up to sixteen positions, which shall be filled as follows:
Positions 1& 2 Two members representing local contractors’ organizations.
Positions 3 & 4 Two members representing minority business enterprises
Positions 5 & 6 Two members representing women-owned business enterprises.
Positions 7 through 9 Three respected citizens of Houston.
Position 10 A representatives of the local banking industry.
Position 11 A representative of the surety industry.
Position 12 A member representing persons with disabilities.
Position 13 The Director of Aviation of the City of Houston, who shall serve ex officio.
Position 14 The Director of Building Services of the City of Houston, who shall serve ex officio.
Position 15 The Director of Public Works and Engineering of the City of Houston, who shall serve ex officio.
Position 16 The Director of the Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division of the Mayor’s Office, who shall serve ex officio, and who shall also serve as Secretary of the committee.
Each of the Directors of Aviation, Building Services, Public Works and Engineering Departments of the Affirmative Action and Contract Compliance Division may, from time to time, designate in writing a person under his or her supervision to act in his or her place as his or her duly authorized representative, said representative to enjoy all rights and privileges of the position. A copy of the written designation, specifying the dates the person shall act as representative of the Director, shall be filed with the minutes of the committee.
QUORUM: Nine members of the committee shall constitute a quorum for the conduct of committee business.
TERM: The terms of office for the appointees to Positions 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 shall expire on the second day of January of odd-numbered years, and the terms of appointees to Positions 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 shall expire on the second day of January of even-numbered years; however, each member shall continue in office until his or her respective successor shall have been appointed.
CHAIRPERSON: The Mayor shall designate the chairperson of this committee.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Entity is NOT included in the financial reporting for the City of Houston.
MEMBER LIST