Minority and Women Business Enterprises (M/WBE) (Supplier Diversity)
The Town of Brooker is committed to supplier diversity in the performance of all contracts associated with Federal and State funding projects. For projects funded through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, the Town and the Bidder/Contractor are required to make good faith efforts to encourage the participation of minority owned and woman owned and small business enterprises in accordance with applicable laws.
The Bidder/Contractor will be required to submit documentation to reflect the affirmative action steps taken to utilize certified minority- and women-owned businesses in the work and the intended use of these companies in the work. Documentation shall include evidence that qualified minority and women’s businesses have been solicited for subcontracting work and/or supplies, as may be needed to complete the work. The list of certified minority- and women-owned businesses that operate in the Town of Brooker region can be found at the following web address:
Florida Department of Management Services, Office of Supplier Diversity
https://vendorstrator.dms.myflorida.com/directory
The Bidder/Contractor will be responsible for participating in these affirmative steps and providing documentation to that effect.
Fair Housing Coordinator and Information
It is the policy of the Town of Brooker, in keeping with the laws of the United States of America and the spirit of the Constitution of the State of Florida, to promote through fair, orderly and lawful procedure the opportunity for each person so desiring to obtain housing of such person’s choice in this Town, without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, sex, marital status, familial status, handicap, or age, and, to that end, to prohibit discrimination in housing by any person. For more information on Fair Housing contact the Fair Housing Coordinator as follows:
Charlene Thomas, Acting Town Clerk
PO Box 127
17435 Tetstone Avenue
Brooker, Florida 32622
Phone: (352) 485-1022
Fax: (352) 485-1433
Email: brookerclerk1022@windstream.net
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator and Information
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), the Town of Brooker will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. Employment: The Town of Brooker does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA. Effective Communication: The Town of Brooker will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communications for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in Town of Brooker’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing or vision impairments. Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The Town of Brooker will make all reasonable modifications to policies or procedures to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcome in the Town of Brooker’s facilities/properties, even where pets are generally prohibited. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service or activity of the Town of Brooker, should contact the Town’s ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than forty-eight (48) hours before the scheduled event. Contact information for the ADA Coordinator is as follows:
Charlene Thomas, Acting Town ClerkPO Box 127
17435 Tetstone Avenue
Brooker, Florida 32622
Phone: (352) 485-1022
Fax: (352) 485-1433
Email: brookerclerk1022@windstream.net