(A) The Executive Director of the Louisville and Jefferson County Human Relations Commission, or his or her designee, shall develop and implement an eligibility process to identify and certify those minority, female, disabled, second chance supporting and LGBT business enterprises as are defined in this subchapter. Any business applying for certification shall have the burden of providing sufficient information and documentation to the Director to demonstrate it is eligible for certification. Failure of the business to provide the information requested by the Director will result in denial or revocation of certification.
(B) The Director may establish policies and procedures for accepting certifications from agencies, whether local, regional, or national, which certify minority, female, disabled, second chance supporting, and LGBT business enterprises, if the Director finds such agencies certification standards to be no less rigorous than the Director’s own standards. The Director may recognize business certifications granted by legitimate certifying organizations, provided such organizations have been in the business of certifying LGBT businesses for a period of not less than five years.
(C) The Louisville/Jefferson County Human Relations Commission-Enforcement Board shall act as an Advisory Board to the Director in connection with the policies, procedures, and determinations to be made in this subchapter. Any recommendation of the Advisory Board to the Director may be by vote or unanimous written consent.
(1999 Lou. Code, § 37.66) (Lou. Ord. No. 140-1988, approved 5-20-1988; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 102-2007, approved 6-4-2007; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 31-2020, approved 3-9-2020; Lou. Metro Am. Ord. No. 185-2022, approved 12-7-2022)