Title
Proposed Procurement Policy Amendment Related to a Business Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program
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Agenda of: November 25, 2020
Item No.: 2020-424
Amount: N/A
TO: The Honorable
Board of Directors
Great Lakes Water Authority
FROM: Sue F. McCormick
Chief Executive Officer
Great Lakes Water Authority
DATE: November 25, 2020
RE: Proposed Procurement Policy Amendment Related to a Business Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Nicolette N. Bateson, Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer, the Board of Directors (Board) of the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), approves the proposed Procurement Policy Amendment Related to a Business Inclusion & Diversity (BID) Program, and authorizes the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND
Recently, the GLWA Board of Directors approved an amendment to the Chief Executive Officer's contract which included provisions to strengthen GLWA's commitment to Affordability, Equity, and Inclusion. An excerpt is provided below as it relates to GLWA's procurement efforts [emphasis added].
I. Affordability, Equity, and Inclusion
Section II of this Attachment C below indicates that GLWA's CEO, "[S]hall utilize the principles of Effective Utility Management (EUM) to carry out her responsibilities for the general supervision and management of the affairs of the utility, including establishing and delineating organizational goals and objectives which further GLWA's mission and values." Equally important to the Board is that in carrying out these duties the CEO be similarly guided by the principles of affordability, equity, and inclusion. While always present as guidestones, the principles of affordability, equity, and inclusion are especially important to the Board because of the national pandemic and its impact on individuals, families, businesses, and mem...
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