Department: Commissioner, Precinct 1
Department Head/Elected Official: Rodney Ellis
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Discussion Item
Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request and possible action that relevant departments and the Harris County Auditor collaborate to develop a scorecard that measures the level of implementation of the Minority & Women-Owned-Business Enterprise (M/WBE) program within Harris County departments using criteria approved by the Commissioners Court.
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Background and Discussion:
Nationally, New York City is the only major county or city that has deployed a letter-graded "scorecard' for its agencies, 1allocating 3.8% ($1.16 billion) of its $30.4 billion FY21 contracts to M/WBEs. The New York City Controller used an M/WBE Scorecard from FY14 to FY21. The scorecards assessed 32 city agencies, with a letter grading system (A, B, C, D, or F) for each agency. The grade includes ratings that incorporated mandated equity assessments covering gender, race, income, and sexual orientation outcomes. New York City's scorecard provided transparency for program outcomes and assesses actual contract awards to M/WBEs.
Harris County Precinct One has confirmed that the Harris County Auditor is able to develop a scorecard that measures the level of implementation of the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) program with Harris County departments if given access to the appropriate data. This scorecard would provide a simple public assessment of progress to goals in specific M/WBE program implementation categories.
* The scorecard should use existing data that is available and/or managed by Department of Economic Equity & Opportunity, Harris County Floo...
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