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Commission approves neighborhood stewardship contract with Center For Employment Opportunities after discussion on local bidders and workforce training
Summary
The commission approved a contract with Center For Employment Opportunities (CEO) to perform neighborhood stewardship work (litter abatement, lot cleanup) and provide on-the-job training for formerly incarcerated residents; commissioners raised local M/WBE participation and one commissioner abstained.
A contract awarding Center For Employment Opportunities (CEO) the Community Neighborhood Stewardship work was approved after commissioners discussed the RFP responses, local participation, and the program's workforce-reentry model.
Why it matters: The contract pairs neighborhood cleanup with a workforce-training component for individuals returning from incarceration. Commissioners pressed staff and the prime on how the work was sourced locally and how subcontracting and M/WBE participation were handled.
The discussion and key points
Department of Public Safety manager Charles Showers introduced the item and identified assistant…
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