The Prince George’s County Council set targets for county spending on contracted towing services provided by minority-owned or small businesses.
LARGO,MD-FEBRUARY 14: Council member Krystal Oriadha speaks during Prince George’s County weekly session at the Wayne K. Curry Administration Building in Largo, Maryland on February 14, 2023. aimed at enhancing minority and small business participation among tow truck companies used by the Prince George’s County Police unanimously passed the self-proclaimed “People’s Council” on Tuesday,
The new rules recommend that 51 percent of department money budgeted for towing annually be spent with minority-owned and small businesses located in Prince George’s County, and require that at least 29 percent of towing funds be spent with these vendors. The need to specify amounts was due to a lack of diversity among tow truck vendors servicing the county, said District 7 council member Krystal Oriadha, the lead sponsor of the bill.
The legislation, introduced by eight of the 11-member council, requires that contractors and subcontractors who employee those with a felony conviction be allowed to participate in the county bidding process. Those who have a violent felony on their record within the last five years will be ineligible for dispatch as drivers. The bill also specified that bidding for towing contracts should happen every two years with no exception for extension.
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