Small, Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises ...

Small, Minority and Women Owned Business Enterprises

(SMWBE) Program

Linking your Business to Opportunity!

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County Government

The members of Commissioners Court desire to undertake all necessary and reasonable steps to ensure that disadvantaged, minority-owned and woman-owned businesses ("D/M/WBEs") are afforded equitable opportunities to participate in local government and other contracts within the relevant marketplace from which the County routinely purchases goods and services.

The County is keenly interested in ensuring that our public contracting and purchasing funds are not spent in a manner that in any way contributes to or perpetuates the effects of marketplace discrimination.

Commissioners Court

Nelson W. Wolff, County Judge Sergio Rodriguez, Commissioner, Pct. 1

Paul Elizondo, Commissioner, Pct. 2 Kevin Wolff, Commissioner, Pct. 3

Tommy Adkisson, Commissioner, Pct. 4

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Comparison: County vs. City

COUNTY

? Created by State ? Not granted charter ? Primarily performs functions of the state ? Limited powers by State Constitution and State Legislature

CITY

? Created at request of local citizens ? Granted a charter ? Primarily serves local residents ? Powers granted by charter and enacted by Ordinance

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County Functions

? Criminal Justice ? Public Records

? Public Safety

? Tax Collection

? Fire Marshal

? Elections

? Medical Examiner ? Streets and Drainage

? Law Enforcement ? Economic Development

? Juvenile Justice ? Quality of Life

? Civil Courts

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Commissioners Court

Four Commissioners and County Judge

? Adopt county budget

? Determine county tax rate

? Approve Hospital District tax rate

? Supervise and control the county courthouse, county

buildings and facilities

? Fill vacancies in some elected and appointive positions

? Approve contracts in name of the county

? Build and maintain county roads and bridges

? Administer welfare programs, parks and playgrounds

? Make other decisions relating to county welfare

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