EQUITY COMMITTEE   8.          
Meeting Date: 05/15/2023  
Subject: Recommendations for Contra Costa County SBE Program from the ACEEO
Submitted For: EQUITY COMMITTEE,
Department: County Administrator
Referral No.: 2023-06  
Referral Name: Recommendations for SBE Program from the ACEEO
Presenter: Antoine Wilson, EEO Officer, and Miguel Mauricio, Chair of ACEEO Contact:

Referral History:
At the March 20, 2023 meeting of the Equity Committee, the Committee received and accepted the 2022 Annual Report of the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity (ACEEO), which included a reference to the development of recommendations on improvements to the County's Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program. Vice Chair Gioia directed that the recommendations be considered by the Equity Committee.
Referral Update:
In 2022, the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity (ACEEO) designated a subcommittee to consider the County's Small Business Enterprise (SBE) program and develop recommendations for its improvement and advancement. The subcommittee is comprised of Miguel Mauricio, current Chair of the ACEEO and representative of Community Member Seat #4, Eric Maldonado, former Chair and representative of Community Member Seat #3, and Lara DeLaney, Senior Deputy County Administrator and representative of Management Seat #1.

The recommendations from the subcommittee are included in Attachment A.

The recommendations have been reviewed and approved by the ACEEO. 
Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):
CONSIDER and PROVIDE direction to the Advisory Council on Equal Employment Opportunity's subcommittee on their recommended changes to the County's Small Business Enterprise program. Final recommendations would be submitted to the Board of Supervisors for consideration and adoption.

Attachments-Y
Attachment A: ACEEO SBE Recommendations