Doors
Wide Shut
Kansas City had two options in May.
One became policy.
The other became a missed and untested opportunity.
It was never doing the work to know.
Two Recommendations.
One Was Taken.
No
Action.
Ten weeks without a developed second option.
A missed opportunity. And an untested one.
80 Is the Number
That Decides.
The group received more than its market presence predicts.
A gap exists, but not the kind courts treat as evidence of discrimination.
The standard threshold. Courts have treated this as an inference of discrimination, and it is what justifies race- or gender-conscious measures.
Four of Five Categories
Fall Below 80.
Prime-contract disparity index by industry category. Below 80 = substantial disparity.
“Kansas Citians deserve a system based on fairness, merit, and equal treatment, not one that sorts people and spends taxpayer dollars based on race or sex.”
Hanaway said in a news release.
The M/WBE Program.
Permanent.
A goal on paper isn't a goal in force. The next 90 days decide whether the bridge actually carries traffic or whether firms fall through the gap while the systems get built.
From Prime
To Payroll
M/WBE Program
Council repealed the race- and gender-based M/WBE program.
Jobsite Hours
Construction Workforce Program: 10% minority and 2% women of jobsite hours.
One Was Harder.
One Was Faster.
Narrow It
Keep goals only where the evidence still shows a gap.
Months of analysis.
A record you can defend.
Go Neutral
Drop race and gender. Certify on size and locality.
A drafting cycle.
Nine days, as it turned out.
What Happened.
In Order.
Somebody Else
Set The Clock.
Two options arrived in May.
One was never developed.
Then came the lawsuit.
Nine days later, five ordinances.
The alternative didn't fail. It was never fully tested.
Public.Testimony@kcmo.org · clerk.kcmo.gov
An Opinion by Marques Bussey
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