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SWA board suspends race- and gender-conscious procurement preferences, removes gender-identity references for two years
Summary
The Solid Waste Authority board voted 5-2 to suspend affirmative procurement preferences and references to gender identity in authority policies for two years, citing federal executive orders and concern about FEMA grant eligibility; staff will return with amended purchasing and personnel documents in August.
The Palm Beach County Solid Waste Authority board voted to suspend race- and gender-conscious procurement preferences and to remove references to gender identity from authority policies for a two-year period, citing uncertainty caused by recent presidential executive orders and concern that the authority could jeopardize FEMA disaster-recovery funding or expose staff and board members to certification-related liability.
Staff sought the suspension as an interim measure while legal questions about federal executive orders and implementation proceed through the courts. Executive Director Phil Pelowitz told the board the authority is a subgrantee to the state and that state and federal grant administrators regularly review purchasing…
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