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Council Member Brooks-Powers advocates for Intro 23-A on MWBE contract reporting
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Council Member Selvena N. Brooks-Powers presents her bill, Introduction 23-A, which requires the comptroller to publish an annual report on city contract spending with minority and women-owned business enterprises (MWBEs). She emphasizes the importance of MWBEs for economic mobility and the need for transparency in public procurement.
- The bill mandates a detailed breakdown of MWBE contract awards by agency, industry, contract value, and the gender and ethnic identity of awarded firms.
- Brooks-Powers argues that this independent reporting will create a reliable tool for advocacy, oversight, and reform in MWBE contracting.
- She urges her colleagues to support the legislation to address barriers faced by MWBEs in competing for city contracts.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
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Thank you.
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Today, I'm calling on my colleagues to support my bill, intro 23.
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This bill advances equity and public procurement by requiring the comptroller to publish an annual report detailing how much of the city's contract spending goes to minority and women owned business enterprises.
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This report will include a breakdown by agency, industry, contract value, and the gender and ethnic identity of the awarded firms, providing a clear picture of how we are investing public dollars.
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MWBEs are the engine of economic mobility for our city.
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They create jobs, build wealth for in our communities, and reflect the diversity of New York.
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We cannot forget or abandon them, no matter the fiscal climate or shifting political winds.
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MWBE's continue to face real barriers when competing for city contracts by placing the responsibility for this reporting with the controller.
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We ensure the data is not only made public, but presented independently and comprehensively creating a reliable tool for advocacy, oversight, and reform.
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This bill gives us the information we need to course correct, to demand better from our agencies, and to expand across to access to opportunity for the diverse business owners who power our economy.
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I thank my co sponsors for their partnership and I urge all my colleagues to vote in support of this important legislation.
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Thank you.