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Committee on Contracts Meeting Minutes - November 18, 2025
New YorkNov 18, 20253 min read
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The New York City Council Committee on Contracts met jointly with the Committees on Women and Gender Equity and Small Business to hold oversight hearings and discuss legislation related to minority and women-owned business enterprises and disparities in public contracting.
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Disparities faced by women of color-owned businesses in public contractsJoint committee collaborationOversight hearingsInclusion of Middle Eastern and North African owned businesses in disparity studiesMinority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Certification ProgramCommerce
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- Oversight hearing held on the status of the Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprise (M/WBE) Certification Program; the matter was filed by the committee.
- Introduction 1076-2024, a local law to include businesses owned by persons of Middle Eastern and North African descent in future disparity studies, was heard and laid over by the committee.
- Resolution 0281-2024, calling on the Mayor's Office to identify and implement measures to reduce disparities faced by businesses owned by women of color in public contracting, was heard and laid over by the committee.
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