§ 102-434. Monitoring, evaluation and reporting.

(a)

Monitor. The office of contract compliance shall continuously monitor the procurement, by contract or other means, of goods and services for Fulton County. Such monitoring shall include, but is not necessarily limited to, a statistical analysis of each wholesale, construction trade, and professional and nonprofessional service which is the subject of the Fulton County purchasing process; and to determine whether in any such classification there is any underutilization. While this monitoring function may be performed on an ongoing, as needed, basis, the director of the department of purchasing and contract compliance shall report to the board quarterly with regards to its findings as to any such statistical analysis.

(b)

Identified underutilization. In the event that the monitoring function of the director of the department of purchasing and contract compliance identifies underutilization, the director is authorized to instruct the contract compliance administrator to conduct further investigation into the reasons for any such underutilization.

(c)

Recommendations for remedial action. In the event that any investigation of underutilization performed pursuant to subsection (b) shows that the underutilization involves either active or passive discrimination by Fulton County in its own contracting and procurement practices, or involves the passive participation by Fulton County in the discriminatory conduct by private persons or entities, or occurs for any other reason, the director of the department of purchasing and contract compliance shall report such finding to the county manager, who shall report the same to the board of commissioners with a recommendation for remedial action to eliminate any such discrimination. In the event that any investigation of underutilization performed pursuant to subsection (b) shows that the underutilization involves no discrimination or discriminatory conduct, the director of the department of purchasing and contract compliance may report same to the board with a recommendation for remedial action to remedy any such underutilization.

(d)

Reporting.

(1)

Scheduled reports. The director of the department of purchasing and contract compliance shall conduct quarterly and annual reviews of the monitoring that is required herein and submit reports to the county manager with a copy to the board of commissioners.

(2)

Additional reports. In addition to the reports required under subsection (d)(1) above, the director of the department of purchasing and contract compliance at any time is authorized to make recommendations to the county manager regarding the implementation of this section.

(Res. No. 13-0052, 1-23-13)

Note— Formerly Code, Pt. II, § 102-467.