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<baltimore-city-law heading="§ 28-103 Program performance review.">
  <section prefix="§" num="28-103" heading="Program performance review.">
    <para num="(a)" heading="Annual report by Chief.">The Chief must submit an annual report to the Mayor and City Council that provides an assessment of:<para num="(1)">the progress towards achieving the goals established for awards to certified SLBE and certified Emerging SLBE firms;</para>
      <para num="(2)">both dollars awarded and expended through the SLBE Program; and</para>
      <para num="(3)">the progress towards achieving the stated Program objectives, including:<para num="(i)">enhancing competition;</para>
        <para num="(ii)">establishing and building new business capacity; and</para>
        <para num="(iii)">removing barriers to the utilization of available minority business enterprises, women business enterprises, and small local business enterprises on City contracts.</para>
      </para>
    </para>
    <para num="(b)" heading="Public hearing every 2 years.">At least once every 2 years, the City Council must conduct a public hearing to solicit public comments on the SLBE Program.</para>
    <para num="(c)" heading="Periodic City review.">The Board of Estimates, or its designee, must periodically review the SLBE Program to determine whether the various contracting procedures used to enhance SLBE contract participation need to be adjusted or used more or less aggressively in future years to achieve the goals stated in § 28-97 {“Purpose; Scope”} and &lt;cite data-path="|5|§28-98"&gt;§ 28-98 {“Program objectives”} of this chapter&lt;/cite&gt;.</para>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 16-595</annotation>
    <annotation type="History">Ord. 17-068</annotation>
  </section>
</baltimore-city-law>
