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Mayor Broomes (BR) to announce consulting firm for $300,000 disparity study next week
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:32 am
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:32 am
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Seven out-of-state consulting firms are in the running for Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s $300,000 disparity study, which will examine whether there are racial, gender or ethnic disparities in the city-parish contracting process.
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Broome issued a request for proposals in March, after the Metro Council approved the study in February. The consultant will design and conduct a study to identify what small, minority-, woman- and veteran-owned businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish qualify for government contract work, while also determining what, if any, bias exists in city-parish departmental procurement practices.
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The study required Metro Council approval due to its $300,000 price tag, which Broome has said will be covered by excess sales tax collections.
Full Story - Sweep The Rug
There's finally going to be some equality in Barrron Ruuuudge.
This post was edited on 7/6/18 at 10:37 am
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Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:33 am to Will Cover
$300k for this?
Why not just flush tax dollars down the toilet?
Why not just flush tax dollars down the toilet?
This post was edited on 7/6/18 at 10:34 am
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:33 am to Will Cover
how can i get me one of these deals?
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:34 am to MorbidTheClown
$300K for this is a joke.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:34 am to Will Cover
Where do I sign up for funding to do a study?
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:34 am to Will Cover
Wow I should have been a consultant.
Nice waste of money Broomey.
Nice waste of money Broomey.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:35 am to Will Cover
Such a crock of shite.
If you are a white male, just put the business in your wife's name and now you are female owned business.
Girl power!
If you are a white male, just put the business in your wife's name and now you are female owned business.
Girl power!
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:36 am to Will Cover
quote:From items sold in stores/businesses south of I-10/I-12
covered by excess sales tax collections.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:36 am to dewster
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Why not just flush tax dollars down the toilet?
She is.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:37 am to Will Cover
All I can do is laugh. You have a lot of crime, a police department that is losing good cops, a high welfare rate and God knows what else. And you’re wasting $300k on a diveristy study. Go get fricked you waste of air.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:37 am to ell_13
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From items sold in stores/businesses south of I-10/I-12
well if you'd open your business in NBR, that would change.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:38 am to Will Cover
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to identify what small, minority-, woman- and veteran-owned businesses in East Baton Rouge Parish qualify for government contract work
Isn't this the job of the Procurement Office?
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:39 am to Will Cover
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small, minority-, woman- and veteran-owned businesses
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while also determining what, if any, bias exists
two birds....
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:40 am to Will Cover
Another fricking study??
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:42 am to Will Cover
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Seven out-of-state consulting firms are in the running for Mayor Sharon Weston Broome’s $300,000 disparity study,
is it too late to throw my hat in the ring for this study?
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:42 am to Will Cover
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The seven firms being considered include:
Keen Independent Research, of Denver
Griffin & Strong, of Atlanta
Euquant, of Atlanta
Miller3 Consulting, of Atlanta
Mason Tillman Associates, or MTA, of Oakland, California
MGT Consulting Group, of Tallahassee, Florida
Abaci Research & Consulting
ARC, of Bastrop, Texas
Let's all just be honest here. 99% chance the Atlanta and Oakland firms are minority owned and operated.* Chances they get picked and immediately find "bias" in the current Baton Rouge system?
Let's save the $300k and just declare Baton Rouge a racist system and impose a set-aside program to benefit Broome's constituents. This is where it is going anyway, just save the money.
*If I had more time today, I would love to Google each of those firms and find out how many of them are minority owned. She couldn't possibly be dumb enough to have picked all minority owned. Or could she?
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:42 am to Will Cover
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examine whether there are racial, gender or ethnic disparities in the city-parish contracting process.
what if the study shows that the contracting process heavily favors minorities and/or women?
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:43 am to Trout Bandit
All one should have to do to win the mayor job in the next election is say they will no longer fund studies. Of course that is assuming that people will actually show up and vote this time so that she is not elected again.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:44 am to Will Cover
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saying she aimed to “change the culture” of city-parish contracting to give disadvantaged businesses a better shot at landing government contracts.
I try to give my business to local or unique businesses as much as possible IF they provide a quality service and a somewhat reasonable price (I understand if they can't beat massive businesses but sometimes the extra price to me is worth it). But businesses shouldn't be given contracts unless they're the best option. If they're disadvantaged because they aren't as good of a business then they shouldn't be picked.
Posted on 7/6/18 at 10:44 am to MorbidTheClown
Chris Nakamoto needs to investigate this study.
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